perjury
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- Words With Friends
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/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/
Definition of perjury
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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.”
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
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