All 3 Uses of
perjury
in
The Life and Death of King Richard III
- The first that there did greet my stranger soul Was my great father-in-law, renowned Warwick; Who spake aloud, "What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence?"†
Scene 1.4 *
- Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree; Murder, stern murder, in the dir'st degree; All several sins, all us'd in each degree, Throng to the bar, crying all "Guilty! guilty!"†
Scene 5.3
- Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree; Murder, stern murder, in the dir'st degree; All several sins, all us'd in each degree, Throng to the bar, crying all "Guilty! guilty!"†
Scene 5.3
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