perjury (ˈpɜːdʒərɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- criminal law the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence
Alternative Forms
perjurious (pɜːˈdʒʊərɪəs) adjective perˈjuriously adverb Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-French parjurie, from Latin perjūrium a false oath; see perjureSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= lying under oath false statement
forswearing,
bearing false witness giving false testimony false oath oath breaking false swearing violation of an oath wilful falsehood
Translations
- British English:
perjury
If someone who is giving evidence in a court of law commits perjury, they lie.ˈpɜːdʒərɪ NOUN
- Spanish:
perjurio
nm
- French:
parjure
nm
- German:
Meineid
nm
- Chinese: 伪证 n
- Arabic: الـحِنْثِ بِالْيَمِينِ n
- Portuguese: perjúrio nm
- Russian: лжесвидетельство nnt
- Croatian: krivokletstvo nnt
- Czech: křivé svědectví nnt
- Danish: mened nutr
- Dutch: meineed nm
- Finnish: väärä vala n
- Greek: ψευδομαρτυρία nf
- Italian: falsa testimonianza nf
- Japanese: 偽証 n
- Korean: 위증죄 n
- Norwegian: mened nm
- Polish: krzywoprzysięstwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: perjúrio nm
- European Spanish:
perjurio
nm
- Swedish: mened nutr
- Thai: การให้การเท็จ n
- Turkish: yalancı şahitlik n
- Vietnamese: sự khai man trước toà n
Usage examples
Voss was required to supply his initials to the manifest alongside the four box files -- posterity for his perjury.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)What made this all the more shocking is that Ahlawat was punished without being tried for perjury.
India Today (1996)And then he's convicted of perjury and attempting to pervert the course of justice and is shipped off to prison for four years.
Toronto Sun (2003)FIVE of Scotland's most senior judges have been asked to decide if two West Lothian police officers are to stand trial for perjury.
Glasgow Herald (2001)REVEREND BASIL ANDREWS settled in Oxford following the perjury trial.
, HIT `EM HARD: Jack Spot, King of the Underworld (2002)