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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. |
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| per·ju·ry (pûr'jə-rē) n. pl. per·ju·ries
[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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Perjury
Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. Perjuries. [L. perjurium. See Perjure, v.]1. False swearing. 2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations. Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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