oathbreach

Definitions

Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“To this list of deadly crimes, naming house-breaking, arson or fire-raising, open⟳ theft (ran), and clear murder⟳ and treason to one's lord, the Northmen seem to have⟳ added unnatural crime (arg-scap), witchcraft, blasphemy, and oath-breach, [...]”

“Yet he calls him also a son of Constantine of Dunmonia, which is odd, seeing that the only direct⟳ reference of this primitive and melancholy father of British history to the West of England is the declaration with regard to oath-breach — [...]”

“This, like⟳ other regulations, was enforced by means of the oath which all members of the University were required to take⟳,2 and any violation of which was oathbreach or perjury, and involved very serious consequences.”

“As Wulfstan said, It is oathbreach, faithbreach, lovebreach Bring⟳ the invaders into the estuaries.”

“It is also interesting because of the litany in which the word appears, giving it a rhetorical prominence to which only a culture founded on the oath would give⟳ it, for adbrice means, simply, "oath breach," or "oath breaking."”

“Queen Elithe intervened in a sweet sing⟳ song voice 'Sire don't you think⟳ that the Oath breach can wait⟳ until the troll and goblin issue⟳ has been solved and put⟳ to rest⟳, I'm sure Daffyd has a very good and sound⟳ reason⟳ for the Oath breach.”

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