perjury
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjurare (“swear falsely”), from Latin per- + jurare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒəɹi/
Noun
perjury (countable and uncountable, plural perjuries)
- (law) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
- We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on March 22, 2005, at Seattle, Washington.
Synonyms
Translations
deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
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