Perjurious

[pur-juh-ree]

per·ju·ry

[pur-juh-ree]
noun, plural per·ju·ries. Law.
the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English perjurie < Anglo-French < Latin perjūrium, equivalent to perjūr(us) swearing falsely (see perjure) + -ium -ium; replacing parjure < Old French < Latin as above

per·ju·ri·ous [per-joor-ee-uhs] , adjective
per·ju·ri·ous·ly, adverb
per·ju·ri·ous·ness, noun
non·per·ju·ry, noun, plural non·per·ju·ries.
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perjury (ˈpɜːdʒərɪ)
 
n , pl -juries
criminal law the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence
 
[C14: from Anglo-French parjurie, from Latin perjūrium a false oath; see perjure]
 
perjurious
 
adj
 
per'juriously
 
adv

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