perjurious
dʒə 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
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
Related forms
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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| —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 | |
| perjurious | |
| —adj | |
| per'juriously | |
| —adv | |
| 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 | |
| perjurious | |
| —adj | |
| per'juriously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
perjury
late 14c., "act of swearing to a statement known to be false," via Anglo-Fr. parjurie (late 13c.) and O.Fr. parjurie, both from L. perjurium "false oath," from perjurare "swear falsely," from per- "away, entirely" + jurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)). The verb perjure is attested
from mid-15c. Related: Perjured.
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