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perjury

[ pur-juh-ree ]

noun

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


perjury

/ 藞p蓽藧d蕭蓹r瑟; p蓽藧藞d蕭蕣蓹r瑟蓹s /

noun

  1. criminal law the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • perjurious, adjective
  • 辫别谤藞箩耻谤颈辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别谤路箩耻路谤颈路辞耻蝉 [per-, joor, -ee-, uh, s], adjective
  • 辫别谤路箩耻顎价颈路辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 辫别谤路箩耻顎价颈路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路辫别谤顎僯耻路谤测 noun plural nonperjuries
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of perjury1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English perjurie, from Anglo-French, from Latin 辫别谤箩奴谤颈耻尘, from 辫别谤箩奴谤(耻蝉) 鈥渟wearing falsely鈥 ( perjure ) + -ium -ium; replacing parjure, from Old French, from Latin, as above
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of perjury1

C14: from Anglo-French parjurie, from Latin 辫别谤箩奴谤颈耻尘 a false oath; see perjure
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He toyed with a career in politics, making an unsuccessful bid to become mayor of San Diego in 1984 against incumbent Roger Hedgecock, who was under indictment for perjury at the time.

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The lawyer, David Macey, has pleaded not guilty to charges that include bribery of a public official and perjury.

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The newly elected disrict attorney said his office's stance on the case could change if the brothers "completely accept responsibility for their lies of self-defense and the attempted suborning of perjury they engaged in".

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This means character witnesses could be open to charges of perjury if they give false evidence.

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The case alleges that seven years of federal tax forms signed by Toy under penalty of perjury listed a board member of the nonprofit who was deceased.

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