adjective
- having broken an oath or promise; perjured
Usage: formal; literary
verb
- past participle of forswear
Usage: formal
Examples
- The forsworn witness faced charges of perjury.
- He was considered forsworn after breaking his sacred vow.
- The knight was branded as forsworn for abandoning his oath of loyalty.
- She had forsworn all ties to her former life.
- The politician was accused of being forsworn regarding his campaign promises.
- Having forsworn violence, he sought peaceful solutions.
- The forsworn testimony led to a mistrial.