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- [pur-juh-ree]
- /ˈpɜr dʒə ri/
- /ˈpɜː.dʒər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-juh-ree]
- /ˈpɜr dʒə ri/
Definitions of perjury word
- noun plural perjury the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry. 1
- noun perjury law: lying under oath 1
- uncountable noun perjury If someone who is giving evidence in a court of law commits perjury, they lie. 0
- noun perjury the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence 0
- noun perjury the willful telling of a lie while under lawful oath or affirmation to tell the truth in a matter material to the point of inquiry 0
- noun perjury the breaking of any oath or formal promise 0
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Origin of perjury
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English perjurie < Anglo-French < Latin perjūrium, equivalent to perjūr(us) swearing falsely (see perjure) + -ium -ium; replacing parjure < Old French < Latin as above
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Parts of speech for Perjury
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perjury popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perjury usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perjury
noun perjury
- cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
- disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
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