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Perjury

//ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath. countable, uncountable

    "We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct."

  2. 2
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath wordnet

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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