perjury
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- //ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi//
The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
Substantiv
- 1
The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Herkunft
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
Formen
- Plural
- perjuries
perimeter · The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an…period · A length of time.perish · To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
perjury · The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
perk · Perquisite.Perkins · An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from…Perks · A surname.