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Webster 1913 Edition

Perjury

Per′ju-ry

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Noun.
;
pl.
Perjuries
(#)
.
[L.
perjurium
. See
Perjure
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Verb.
]
1.
False swearing.
2.
(Law)
At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations.
☞ If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States.

Webster 1828 Edition

Perjury

PER'JURY

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Noun.
[L. perjurium.] The act or crime of willfully making a false oath, when lawfully administered; or a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding, to a person who swears willfully, absolutely and falsely in a matter material to the issue.

Definition 2024

perjury

perjury

English

Noun

perjury ‎(plural perjuries)

  1. (law) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
    We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on March 22, 2005, at Seattle, Washington.

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjurare ‎(“swear falsely”), from Latin per- +‎ jurare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒəɹi/

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