perjury
the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
Origin of perjury
1Other words from perjury
- per·ju·ri·ous [per-joor-ee-uhs], /pərˈdʒʊər i əs/, 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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How to use perjury in a sentence
Judge Eagan also ignores the lies and perjuries that have surrounded discussion of this program by the NSA with Congress.
Pentagon Papers’ James C. Goodale: The Outrageous NSA Opinion | James C. Goodale | September 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI have brought thee hither—not to parley with thee, but to strike off thy head in the very place of thy perjuries.
The Brass Bottle | F. AnsteyOne of the government witnesses was subsequently convicted of ten perjuries!
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore ParkerI have debased my own word, ruined my credibility, by a series of perjuries, all flowing from one initial folly.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHe had said something to himself jocosely about lovers' perjuries, the remembrance of which was now very bitter to him.
Phineas Finn | Anthony Trollope
Merchants and traders are harassed by twenty different systems of laws, prolific in endless frauds, perjuries and evasions.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. Beveridge
British Dictionary definitions for perjury
/ (ˈpɜːdʒərɪ) /
criminal law the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence
Origin of perjury
1Derived forms of perjury
- perjurious (pɜːˈdʒʊərɪəs), adjective
- perjuriously, adverb
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