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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perjury.wav Forms: perjuries [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjurare (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|la|perjurare||swear falsely}} Latin perjurare (“swear falsely”), {{af|la|per-|jūrāre|nocat=1}} per- + jūrāre, {{ncog|ang|mānāþ|lit=false oath}} Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perjury (countable and uncountable, plural perjuries)
  1. (law) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime, Law Synonyms: oathbreach, false testimony, testilying Derived forms: perjury trap Related terms: perjure Translations (deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath): ἐπιορκία (epiorkía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), شَهَادَة زُور (alt: šahāda(t) zūr) [feminine] (Arabic), ілжэсве́дчанне (ilžesvjédčannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), лжэсве́дчанне (lžesvjédčannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), клятвапарушэ́нне (kljatvaparušénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), лъжесвиде́телство (lǎžesvidételstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), perjuri [masculine] (Catalan), 偽證 (Chinese Mandarin), 伪证 (wěizhèng, wèizhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), 偽證罪 (Chinese Mandarin), 伪证罪 (wěizhèngzuì, wèizhèngzuì) (Chinese Mandarin), křivé svědectví [neuter] (Czech), mened [common-gender] (Danish), falsk forklaring [common-gender] (Danish), meineed [masculine] (Dutch), ĵurrompo (Esperanto), väärä vala (Finnish), perätön lausuma (Finnish), faux témoignage [masculine] (French), ცრუმოწმეობა (crumoc̣meoba) (Georgian), Meineid [masculine] (German), ψευδορκία (psevdorkía) [feminine] (Greek), hamis tanúzás (Hungarian), meinsæri [neuter] (Icelandic), mionn bréige [masculine] (Irish), mionn éithigh [masculine] (Irish), falsa testimonianza [feminine] (Italian), 偽誓 (gisei) (alt: ぎせい) (Japanese), 偽証 (gishō) (alt: ぎしょう) (Japanese), 偽証罪 (gishōzai) (alt: ぎしょうざい) (Japanese), 위증 (wijeung) (alt: 僞證) (Korean), periūrium [neuter] (Latin), кривоклетство (krivokletstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), oati teka (Maori), falsk forklaring [common-gender] (Norwegian), mened [common-gender] (Norwegian), mānāþ [masculine] (Old English), krzywoprzysięstwo [neuter] (Polish), perjúrio [masculine] (Portuguese), mărturie mincinoasă [feminine] (Romanian), лжесвиде́тельство (lžesvidételʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), клятвопреступле́ние (kljatvoprestuplénije) [neuter] (Russian), krivokletstvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), krivorečstvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), perjurio [masculine] (Spanish), mened [common-gender] (Swedish), pagbubulaan (Tagalog), sambampanday (Tagalog), yalancı şahitlik (Turkish), yalancı tanıklık (Turkish), лжесві́дчення (lžesvídčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), кривосві́дчення (kryvosvídčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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          "word": "лжесвиде́тельство"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kljatvoprestuplénije",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "клятвопреступле́ние"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "perjurio"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mened"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "word": "pagbubulaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "word": "sambampanday"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
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        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "word": "yalancı tanıklık"
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          "roman": "lžesvídčennja",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kryvosvídčennja",
          "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "кривосві́дчення"
        }
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    }
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}
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        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Belarusian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Old English translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
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          "text": "We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.",
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      "word": "oathbreach"
    },
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      "word": "false testimony"
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    {
      "word": "testilying"
    }
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      "alt": "šahāda(t) zūr",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شَهَادَة زُور"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ilžesvjédčannje",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ілжэсве́дчанне"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "lžesvjédčannje",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "лжэсве́дчанне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kljatvaparušénnje",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "клятвапарушэ́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lǎžesvidételstvo",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "лъжесвиде́телство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perjuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "偽證"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěizhèng, wèizhèng",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "伪证"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "偽證罪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěizhèngzuì, wèizhèngzuì",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "伪证罪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "křivé svědectví"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mened"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "falsk forklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meineed"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "ĵurrompo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "väärä vala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "perätön lausuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faux témoignage"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "crumoc̣meoba",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "ცრუმოწმეობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Meineid"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psevdorkía",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδορκία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epiorkía",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐπιορκία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "hamis tanúzás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "meinsæri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mionn bréige"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mionn éithigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falsa testimonianza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gisei",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "偽誓"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gishō",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "偽証"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎしょうざい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gishōzai",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "偽証罪"
    },
    {
      "alt": "僞證",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wijeung",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "위증"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "periūrium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "krivokletstvo",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кривоклетство"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "oati teka"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "falsk forklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mened"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mānāþ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "krzywoprzysięstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perjúrio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mărturie mincinoasă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lžesvidételʹstvo",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "лжесвиде́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljatvoprestuplénije",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "клятвопреступле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "krivokletstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "krivorečstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perjurio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mened"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "pagbubulaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "sambampanday"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "yalancı şahitlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "word": "yalancı tanıklık"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lžesvídčennja",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "лжесві́дчення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kryvosvídčennja",
      "sense": "deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кривосві́дчення"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perjury"
}

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