Definition of perjury

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per·ju·ry    (pûrj-r) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. per·ju·ries

1. Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.
2. The breach of an oath or promise.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English periurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin peririum, from perirre, to perjure ; see perjure

OTHER FORMS:
per·juri·ous  (pr-jr-s) KEY (Adjective), per·juri·ous·ly(Adverb)