Uk English Meaning of perjury
perjury
Other Uk English words related to perjury
- distortion
- fabrication
- libel
- Lie
- ambiguity
- deceit
- defamation
- Equivocation
- exaggeration
- Fairy tale
- falsehood
- falsity
- fib
- fiction
- fraud
- half-truth
- lie
- Obliquity
- Pretence
- prevarication
- slander
- untruth
- bluff
- duck
- deceitfulness
- dishonesty
- Duplicity
- fable
- fallacy
- falsification
- humbug
- have a chat
- Misconception
- misinformation
- misreporting
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- myth
- rubbish
- Pose
- Pretence
- story
- tale
- Taradiddle
- Tarradiddle
- whopper
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Definitions and Meaning of perjury in English
perjury (n)
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
perjury (v.)
False swearing.
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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perjury
criminal offense of making false statements under oathFalse swearing., At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a wit
distortion,fabrication,libel,Lie,ambiguity,deceit,defamation,Equivocation,exaggeration,Fairy tale
fact,truthfulness,Authentication,confirmation,honesty,truism,truth,validation,veracity,verification
perjurous => perjurious, perjurious => Perjurious, perjuring => perjuring, perjuries => perjuries, perjurer => perjurer,