| 单词 | perjury |
| 释义 | perjury (once / 2388 pages) n Perjury is the act of deliberately lying under oath. A defendant in a murder trial commits perjury when he swears he never met the murder victim before, even though he had a two-year relationship with her. Although the word perjury contains jury, members of the jury aren't likely to commit perjury, because they're not under oath and haven't sworn to be truthful. A witness in a trial can commit perjury by willfully lying about facts related to the case. Perjury isn't just a little white lie. It's a crime that can land the person who commits it in jail. WORD FAMILYperjury: perjuries+/perjure: perjured, perjurer, perjures, perjuring, perjury/perjurer: perjurers USAGE EXAMPLESThat opened the path to his impeachment on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The second apparent case of perjury is more recent. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) Diamond McWoods was booked on charges of perjury, tampering with a witness and false swearing. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) n criminal offense of making false statements under oath Syn|Hyper bearing false witness, lying under oath infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation a crime less serious than a felony |
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