Both Uses
perjury
in
Much Ado About Nothing
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- Thou seest that all the grace that she hath left Is that she will not add to her damnation A sin of perjury: she not denies it.†
Scene 4.1 *perjury = the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth
- Why, this is flat perjury, to call a prince's brother villain.†
Scene 4.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(perjury) the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth -- such as when testifying in a court trial
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)