perjury
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perjury
- /ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
noun perjuries
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The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Similar: oathbreach, false testimony, testilying, testiphony
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forgery, hand, testilying, perjurer, perjure, oathbreaking, false witness, prevarication, falsification, mispleading, oathbreach, crimen falsi, perfidy, mendacity, mistruth, lying
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noun deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
| Español | perjurio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위증 wijeung |
| 日本語 | 偽誓 gisei, 偽証 gishō, 偽証罪 gishōzai |
| 中文 | 偽證 /伪证 wěizhèng, wèizhèng, 偽證罪 /伪证罪 wěizhèngzuì, wèizhèngzuì |
| Português | perjúrio |
| Français | faux témoignage |
| Deutsch | Meineid |
| Italiano | falsa testimonianza |
| Ελληνικά | ψευδορκία psevdorkía |
| Română | mărturie mincinoasă |
| Русский | лжесвиде́тельство lžesvidételʹstvo, клятвопреступле́ние kljatvoprestuplénije |
| العربية | شَهَادَة زُور |
Talk about this word "perjury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perjury. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perjury. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perjury "perjury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perjury.Cite this
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title = {perjury},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perjury},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
