perjury
The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oathThe deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
» Tom might be charged with perjury.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Meineid
лжесвиде́тельствоlžesvidételʹstvo, клятвопреступле́ниеkljatvoprestuplénije
лжесві́дченняlžesvídčennja, кривосві́дченняkryvosvídčennja
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
Examples
22 sentencesTom might be charged with perjury.
Tom could be charged with perjury.
Tom has been accused of perjury.
Tom has been charged with perjury.
Tom probably won't be charged with perjury.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. DiFrom Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
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Forms
plural: perjuriesSynonyms
6 synonyms- criminal offense of making false statements under oath:bearing false witnesslying under oath
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable