bearing false witness

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

bearing false witness is a valid 21-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1A1R1I1N1G2F4A1L1S1E1W4I1T1N1E1S1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does bearing false witness mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Criminal offense of making false statements under oath.

SYNONYMS
LYING UNDER OATHPERJURY
BROADER
INFRACTIONINFRINGEMENTMISDEMEANORMISDEMEANOURVIOLATION