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1. (n.) perjury
the willful giving of false testimony under oath, esp. in a legal inquiry.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME perjurie < AF < L perjūrium=perjūr(us) swearing falsely (see perjure ) +-ium -ium1)
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1. (noun) perjury, bearing false witness, lying under oath
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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1. perjury
false swearing
2. perjury
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
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