perjury
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/
perjury noun: the deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
Noun
perjury (countable and uncountable, plural perjuries)
- The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
- We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
- Synonyms:
- oathbreach, false testimony, testilying, testiphony
perjury meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
perjury in Tamil
- பொய்ச் சான்று, பொய்ச்சான்றளி, சாட்சியமளி, பொய்ச்சான்று, பொய்யான தகவலளி உறுதிமொழியளி
perjury in Urdu
- دروغ حلفی
perjury in Telugu
- perjury
- అప్రమాణము apramāṇamu
perjury in Malayalam
- മിഥ്യാസാക്ഷ്യം
More languagesFewer languages
- perjury in Kannada
- ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯ, ಸುಳ್ಳು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಕೂಟಸಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಭಂಗ
- perjury in Tagalog
- pagbubulaan, sambampanday
- perjury in Arabic
- شَهَادَة زُور
Synonyms of perjury
- oathbreach
- false testimony
- testilying
- testiphony
Forms of perjury
| plural | perjuries |
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Origin of perjury
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
Words formed from perjury
- nonperjury
- perjury trap
Questions about perjury
- What does perjury mean?
- Perjury means the deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
- What is perjury in Tamil?
- Perjury in Tamil is பொய்ச் சான்று, பொய்ச்சான்றளி, சாட்சியமளி. See Perjury meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is perjury?
- Perjury is a noun.
- How do you pronounce perjury?
- Perjury is pronounced /ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/.
- What is the plural of perjury?
- The plural of perjury is perjuries.
Words near perjury in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: perjury (page history and authors); perjury (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); perjury (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అప్రమాణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); perjury (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); perjury (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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