perjury
Americannoun
plural
perjuriesnoun
Other Word Forms
- nonperjury noun
- perjurious adjective
- perjuriously adverb
- perjuriousness noun
Etymology
Origin of perjury
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English perjurie, from Anglo-French, from Latin perjūrium, from perjūr(us) “swearing falsely” ( perjure ) + -ium -ium; replacing parjure, from Old French, from Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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They are required to provide identification when registering to vote, and must swear under penalty of perjury, a felony, that they are eligible to vote and a U.S. citizen.
From Los Angeles Times
One of the cases, which involved allegations of perjury against L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
“If there is evidence in the files that the DOJ has reviewed, obviously that evidence would contradict her wrong testimony, which would be proof of perjury.”
From Salon
Price has been charged with embezzlement, perjury and having a conflict of interest, by casting votes on real estate projects whose developers had hired his wife.
From Los Angeles Times
Price, 75, is also accused of perjury for failing to include Richardson’s income on disclosure forms and embezzlement for including her on his city health insurance plan before they were legally married.
From Los Angeles Times
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