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per·ju·ry
\ˈpərj(ə)rē, ˈpə̄j-, ˈpəij-, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English perjurie, parjurie, from Anglo-French parjurie, from Latin perjurium, from perjurus
1. : the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing; specifically : a willfully false statement of fact material to the issue made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding or under statute law so made on affirmation and in some jurisdictions any case including one that is extrajudicial of willful false statement made under an oath authorized to be administered by law
< convicted of perjury >
< subornation of perjury >
2. : an instance of false swearing or willful breach of oath
< at lovers' perjuries, they say, Jove laughs — Shakespeare >
< brazen it out … in the box by absurd and silly perjuries — Oscar Wilde > |