Leas"ing (?), n. [AS. le�xa0;sung, fr. le�xa0;s loose, false, deceitful. See -less, Loose, a.]
The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies.
[Archaic]
Spenser.
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing.
Ps. v. 6.
Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told.
Fairfax.
Leasing making ScotsLaw, the uttering of lies or libels upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court, or his family.
Bp. Burnet.
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