Ninth Commandment

American  

noun

1. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”: ninth of the Ten Commandments.

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Example Sentences

New research suggests the Ninth Commandment is subject to amendment when you hold an authoritarian mindset.

From Salon

My immediate reaction was to chastise the famously Catholic late-night talk show host for breaking the ninth commandment, but then I did a little self-reflection and I got where he was coming from.

From Washington Post

“When we share, promote, like and further things that are not true about others, we are violating the ninth commandment,” he wrote.

From New York Times

One of the problems with deceitfully accusing your political opponents of moral abominations falls under the purview of the Ninth Commandment: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

From Washington Post

The parish runs a grammar school that, according to its website, teaches that "homosexual behavior" is an offense against the Sixth and Ninth Commandment.

From Salon