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Noun: perjury  pur-ju-ree
  1. Criminal offence of making false statements under oath
    - bearing false witness, lying under oath

Derived forms: perjuries

Type of: infraction, infringement, misdemeanor [US], misdemeanour [Brit, Cdn], violation

Encyclopedia: Perjury

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