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Definition

the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth — such as when testifying in a court trial

She was not found guilty of the theft, but was found guilty of perjury during her testimony to the grand jury.

perjury = the criminal offense of telling lies in court after formally promising to tell the truth

perjury = criminal offense for telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth

Perjury is a serious crime because witness testimony is so important.
It's my opinion that he committed black perjury in the Landor case.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

perjury = the criminal offense of making false statements under oath

What about your own pretty little spot of perjury?
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

perjury = making false statements

  Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say "ay,"
  And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swear'st,
  Thou mayst prove false. At lovers' perjuries,
  They say Jove laughs.
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

perjuries = lies

You are attaint with faults and perjury;
William Shakespeare -- Love's Labour's Lost

perjury = making false statements

Shall I lay perjury upon my soul?
William Shakespeare -- The Merchant of Venice

perjury = the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth

provokes me to this threefold perjury:
William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona

perjury = lie (or make false statement under oath)

Thy dear love sworn, but hollow perjury,
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

perjury = lie (something that is not true)

Just between ourselves, Blore, and taking into account that we'll probably both be a couple of stiffs before another day is out, you did indulge in that spot of perjury, I suppose?
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

perjury = making false statements

Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree;
Shakespeare, William -- King Richard III
Shall I lay perjury upon my soul?
Shakespeare, William -- The Merchant of Venice
The only perjury is Snawley's, and I fancy he is pretty well used to it.
Dickens, Charles -- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Tupman's perjury being made clear and manifest.
Dickens, Charles -- The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club
Also the chimney on fire, the parish engine, and perjury on the part of the Beadle.
Dickens, Charles -- David Copperfield
It's perjury, you know.
Dickens, Charles -- Our Mutual Friend
An oath, an oath, I have an oath in heaven:
Shall I lay perjury upon my soul?
Marshall, H.E. -- English Literature For Boys And Girls
"I didn't commit murder," continued the Catastrophist mildly, "but only perjury."
Chesterton, Gilbert K. -- The Wisdom Of Father Brown
"It costs perjury, Lady Winwood, in my case," said Launce.
Collins, Wilkie -- Miss or Mrs.?

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