perjury
noun
the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
perjuries
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pluralof perjury.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This, Denery points out, gave liars some flexibility: They could perhaps justify their perjuries with a crop of favorable outcomes—not just for their neighbors, but for themselves too.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2015
The defense drew from Cook the admission that he had not been indicted for any of his perjuries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several little harmless perjuries make an airtight case for the prosecution.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not swear that he agreed to commit any frauds, perjuries, or forgeries.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
It was June, and he could not get away without making himself guilty of all manner of perjuries; but in August he would certainly take Littlebath on his way to Scotland.
From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope
