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perjury::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bearing false witness, lying under oath |
| Type of | infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation |
| Derivation | perjure |
Examples of perjury
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The new indictment broke each of the old perjury charges into multiple new ones.
From the sfgate.com
Mirroring Jones'predicament, Thanou faces a perjury trial in Greece next summer.
From the sfgate.com
He has pleaded not guilty to federal perjury and obstruction-of-justice charges.
From the stltoday.com
Their text messages showed they were lying and led to perjury and other charges.
From the freep.com
Last week Wu was convicted on perjury charges and sentenced to a year in prison.
From the washingtonpost.com
Investigators said they could not find evidence to charge Palmeiro with perjury.
From the washingtontimes.com
Kilpatrick and Beatty would have to overcome more than just the perjury charges.
From the freep.com
The first article accuses Mr Clinton of perjury before the grand jury in August.
From the economist.com
Seeman, 58, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of elder theft and perjury.
From the sfgate.com
- Criminal offense of making false statements under oath
- Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. ...
- The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
- (perjured) testified falsely under oath; falsified; untrue
- Giving false evidence or information while under oath.
- A false statement made on purpose while under oath in a court proceeding.
- The crime committed by a witness in court proceedings involving the affirmation of a deliberate falsehood on oath or on an affirmation equivalent to oath.
- Lying in court, whether in your own case or in someone else's case in which you are a witness, is called perjury (sections 131 - 136 of the Criminal Code). In most cases perjury is an indictable offence that can get you up to 14 years in jail.
- The act of willfully swearing falsely.
