perjury
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈpɜrʤəri/
- Formal
:
falso testimonio
- You never tried to plant evidence or encourage perjury against me.
- commit perjury
- convicted of perjury
- charges of perjury
And when they commit perjury, they have sworn an oath to the gods.
- And when they commit perjury, they have sworn an oath to the gods.
- But what should be like a moment is then why wasn't he immediately charged with perjury?
- You know, it made me remember one important detail that I don't want to go to jail for perjury specifically.
- She got fed with contempt of court and perjury and all sorts, but the courts still find in favour of the women pretty much.
- Some seem unrealistic, but perjury requires a very specific Mens Rea that you knowingly state something that is false.
- I don't know, because I can't think of anything that spells suborning perjury more than that.
- That is perjury, Blanche practically yells.
- So this evidence right there, that's, that's, that's perjury, isn't it?
Examples
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He was charged with perjury after lying under oath about his whereabouts on the night of the crime.
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Are you aware that in a federal court system, perjury is a crime?
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A judge would call it perjury.
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Lying under oath is perjury.
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Then, along with extortion, did you know that perjury is a crime?
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Are you aware that perjury is a crime, Mr. Quesada?
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Lying while under oath during testimony is called perjury, an offense that leads to jail time.
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This office has won a conviction of perjury against Dean Andrews on this matter.
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Curley and Schultz had earlier been charged with perjury and faced trial early next year.
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Pres. Clinton was impeached for perjury, obstruction of justice, and abusing the powers of his office.
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Synonyms
14
8.9
Saying something false after promising to tell the truth in court
4
8.8
Saying false things in court on purpose after promising to tell the truth
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
2
9.9
An act of persuading someone to lie when they must tell the truth in court
How Serious
222
4.8
- Formal
123
8.2
- Specialized
- Formal
131
4.6
25
5.6
306
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word perjury comes from two parts: per- meaning 'against' and jurare meaning 'to swear', the same root as jury. So perjury is like 'swearing against' the truth, which is why it means lying while under oath.