perjury

[ pur-juh-ree ]

/ ˈpɜr dʒə ri /

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noun, plural per·ju·ries. Law.

the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.

Words nearby perjury

periwig chair, periwinkle, perjink, perjure, perjured, perjury, perk, perk up, perkin, perkin's mauve, perkins

Origin of perjury

1250–1300; Middle English perjurie < Anglo-French < Latin perjūrium, equivalent to perjūr(us) swearing falsely (see perjure) + -ium -ium; replacing parjure < Old French < Latin as above

OTHER WORDS FROM perjury

per·ju·ri·ous

[per-joo r-ee-uh s] /pərˈdʒʊər i əs/, adjectiveper·ju·ri·ous·ly, adverbper·ju·ri·ous·ness, nounnon·per·ju·ry, noun, plural non·per·ju·ries.

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Examples from the Web for perjury

The charges included corruption, perjury, bid-fixing and fraud.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, after the headlines came out, the sources recanted, and they have since been convicted (in Syrian courts) of perjury.
Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS|Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The woman was acquitted of perjury, which could have landed the mother of three 15 years in jail.
The Democrats' Katherine Harris Strategy|Patricia Murphy|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“It boiled down to a perjury charge,” he tells The Daily Beast.
The Banks’ War on Porn Stars|Richard Abowitz, Marlow Stern|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or, this affirmation you make and give upon the peril of the penalty of perjury.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
Your application is to have her committed for perjury, of course?
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins
Men were put in the pillory for perjury, libel, and the like.
Lord John Russell|Stuart J. Reid
He admits that every store-keeper would be guilty of perjury every time he made a report.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
As he had not been put upon his oath, he had not been guilty of perjury; he was discharged amidst the hootings of the mob.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for perjury

perjury

/ (ˈpɜːdʒərɪ) /

noun plural -juries

criminal law the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence

Derived forms of perjury

perjurious (pɜːˈdʒʊərɪəs), adjectiveperjuriously, adverb

Word Origin for perjury

C14: from Anglo-French parjurie, from Latin perjūrium a false oath; see perjure

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perjury

noun, plural per·ju·ries. Law.

Words related to perjury

Words nearby perjury

Origin of perjury

OTHER WORDS FROM perjury

Examples from the Web for perjury

British Dictionary definitions for perjury

noun plural -juries

Derived forms of perjury

Word Origin for perjury