Both Uses of
perjury
in
David Copperfield
- Also the chimney on fire, the parish engine, and perjury on the part of the Beadle.†
Chpt 43-45 *
- I — a— I'll know nobody — and — a — say nothing — and — a — live nowhere — until I have crushed — to — a — undiscoverable atoms — the — transcendent and immortal hypocrite and perjurer — HEEP!'†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(perjury) the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth -- such as when testifying in a court trial