perjury

[US]/ˈpɜːdʒəri/

[UK]/ˈpɜːrdʒəri/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. false swearing, false testimony, crime of making false statements under oath.

commit perjury

Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.

instigating, suborning or threatening others to commit perjury or hindering witnesses from giving testimony;

under oath to prevent perjury

testify without committing perjury

perjury in a court of law

punishable by perjury laws

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