Definitions for forswear
fɔrˈswɛərfor·swear

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resileverb

   formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

   "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forswearverb

   To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.

2. forswearverb

   To commit perjury.

3. Etymology: forsweren, from forswerian. More at.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To FORSWEARverb

   pret. forswore; part. forsworn.

   Etymology: forswærian , Saxon.

   1. To renounce upon oath.

   I firmly vow
   Never to wooe her more; but do forswear her,
   As one unworthy all the former favours,
   That I have fondly flatter’d her withal. William Shakespeare.

   2. To deny upon oath.

   And that self chain about his neck,
   Which he forswore most monstrously to have. William Shakespeare.

   Observe the wretch who hath his faith forsook,
   How clear his voice, and how assur’d his look!
   Like innocence, and as serenely bold
   As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! John Dryden, Juven.

   3. With the reciprocal pronoun: as, to forswear himself; to be perjured; to swear falsely.

   To leave my Julia, shall I be forsworn?
   To love fair Silvia, shall I be forsworn?
   To wrong my friend, shall I be much forsworn?
   And ev’n that power which gave me first my oath,
   Provokes me to this threefold perjury. William Shakespeare.

   One says, he never should endure the sight
   Of that forsworn, that wrongs both land and laws. Daniel.

   I too have sworn, ev’n at the altar sworn,
   Eternal love and endless faith to Theseus;
   And yet am false, forsworn: the hallow’d shrine,
   That heard me swear, is witness to my falshood. Smith.

2. To Forswearverb

   To swear falsely; to commit perjury.

   Take heed; for he holds vengeance in his hand,
   To hurl upon their heads that break his law.
   —— And that same vengeance doth hurl on thee,
   For false forswearing, and for murder too. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forswear

   Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding.Like most other crimes in the common law system, to be convicted of perjury one must have had the intention (mens rea) to commit the act and to have actually committed the act (actus reus). Further, statements that are facts cannot be considered perjury, even if they might arguably constitute an omission, and it is not perjury to lie about matters that are immaterial to the legal proceeding. Statements that entail an interpretation of fact are not perjury because people often draw inaccurate conclusions unwittingly or make honest mistakes without the intent to deceive. Individuals may have honest but mistaken beliefs about certain facts or their recollection may be inaccurate, or may have a different perception of what is the accurate way to state the truth. In some jurisdictions, no crime has occurred when a false statement is (intentionally or unintentionally) made while under oath or subject to penalty. Instead, criminal culpability attaches only at the instant the declarant falsely asserts the truth of statements (made or to be made) that are material to the outcome of the proceeding. It is not perjury, for example, to lie about one's age except if age is a fact material to influencing the legal result, such as eligibility for old age retirement benefits or whether a person was of an age to have legal capacity. Perjury is considered a serious offense, as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts, resulting in miscarriages of justice. In Canada, those who commit perjury are guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years. Perjury is a statutory offence in England and Wales. A person convicted of perjury is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine, or to both. In the United States, the general perjury statute under federal law classifies perjury as a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to five years. The California Penal Code allows for perjury to be a capital offense in cases causing wrongful execution. Perjury which caused the wrongful execution of another or in the pursuit of causing the wrongful execution of another is respectively construed as murder or attempted murder, and is normally itself punishable by execution in countries that retain the death penalty. Perjury is considered a felony in most U.S. states. However, prosecutions for perjury are rare.The rules for perjury also apply when a person has made a statement under penalty of perjury even if the person has not been sworn or affirmed as a witness before an appropriate official. An example is the US income tax return, which, by law, must be signed as true and correct under penalty of perjury (see 26 U.S.C. § 6065). Federal tax law provides criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for violation of the tax return perjury statute. See: 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) In the United States, Kenya, Scotland and several other English-speaking Commonwealth nations, subornation of perjury, which is attempting to induce another person to commit perjury, is itself a crime.

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1. forswear

   To forswear means to make a solemn declaration to stop doing something, abandon a belief, or reject a commitment or claim. It can also refer to the act of denying or renouncing something under oath.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forswearverb

   to reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations

2. Forswearverb

   to deny upon oath

3. Forswearverb

   to swear falsely; to commit perjury

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forswear

   for-swār′, v.t. to deny upon oath:—pa.t. forswore′; pa.p. forsworn′.—n. Forsworn′ness.—Forswear one's self, to swear falsely.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forswear in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forswear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of forswear in a Sentence

1. Angela Stent:

   The Europeans would have to forswear purchasing Russian hydrocarbons, and they're not ready to do that yet, they can only do that if they're assured they have other supplies of oil and gas. There's not that much left to sanction.

2. Angela Stent:

   The US has done practically everything The US can to sanction all parts of the Russian economy, which will have a devastating effect as time goes on, the Europeans would have to forswear purchasing Russian hydrocarbons, and they're not ready to do that yet.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forswear
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forswear
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=forswear
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forswear
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forswear
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=forswear