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单词 perjury
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perjury

noun
/ˈpɜːdʒəri/
/ˈpɜːrdʒəri/
[uncountable] (law)
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  1. the crime of telling a lie in court after you have sworn to tell the truth
    • to commit perjury
    • The defence witnesses were found guilty of perjury.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French perjurie, from Latin perjurium ‘false oath’, from the verb perjurare ‘swear falsely’, from per- ‘to ill effect’ + jurare ‘swear’.
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