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per⋅ju⋅ry

  [pur-juh-ree]
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–noun, plural -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; ME perjurie < AF < L perjūrium, equiv. to perjūr(us) swearing falsely (see perjure ) + -ium -ium; r. parjure < OF < L as above

Related forms:
per⋅ju⋅ri⋅ous  [per-joor-ee-uhs] , adjective
per⋅ju⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
per⋅ju⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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per·ju·ry   (pûr'jə-rē)   
n.   pl. per·ju·ries

  1. Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.

  2. The breach of an oath or promise.


[Middle English periurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin periūrium, from periūrāre, to perjure; see perjure.]
per·ju'ri·ous (pər-jŏŏr'ē-əs) adj., per·ju'ri·ous·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

perjury 
1387, "act of swearing to a statement known to be false," via Anglo-Fr. parjurie (1292) 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 1453 (implied in perjured).
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: per·ju·ri·ous
Pronunciation: p&r-'jur-E-&s, -'j&r-
Function: adjective
: PERJURED <perjurious statements> perjurious witness> —per·ju·ri·ous·ly adverb

Main Entry: per·ju·ry
Pronunciation: 'p&r-j&-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Anglo-French perjurie parjurie, from Latin perjurium, from perjurus deliberately giving false testimony, from per- detrimental to + jur- jus law
: the act or crime of knowingly making a false statement (as about a material matter) while under oath or bound by an affirmation or other officially prescribed declaration that what one says, writes, or claims is true —compare FALSE SWEARING
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