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perjury

[ pur-juh-ree ]

noun

, Law.
, plural per·ju·ries.
  1. the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.


perjury

/ pɜːˈdʒʊərɪəs; ˈpɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

  1. criminal law the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence


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Derived Forms

  • perˈjuriously, adverb
  • perjurious, adjective

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Other Words From

  • per·ju·ri·ous [per-, joor, -ee-, uh, s], adjective
  • per·juri·ous·ly adverb
  • per·juri·ous·ness noun
  • non·perju·ry noun plural nonperjuries

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perjury1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English perjurie, from Anglo-French, from Latin perjūrium, from perjūr(us) “swearing falsely” ( perjure ) + -ium -ium; replacing parjure, from Old French, from Latin, as above

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perjury1

C14: from Anglo-French parjurie, from Latin perjūrium a false oath; see perjure

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Example Sentences

The charges included corruption, perjury, bid-fixing and fraud.

Then, after the headlines came out, the sources recanted, and they have since been convicted (in Syrian courts) of perjury.

The woman was acquitted of perjury, which could have landed the mother of three 15 years in jail.

He was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband.

Beaird seemed to be either admitting perjury or committing it.

He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.

So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.

This unheard-of despotism, this horrible political perjury, was certainly not merited by the good and generous Brazil.

This thing called Secession originated in falsehood, theft and perjury.

They were subject to a single will; moved often by perjury, and sometimes by passion.

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