Both Uses
perjury
in
Medea, by Euripides - (translated by: T.A. Buckley)
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- But the faith of oaths is vanished: nor can I discover whether thou thinkest that the former Gods are not still in power, or whether new laws are now laid down for men, since thou art at least conscious of being perjured toward me.†
*perjured = broke the law by telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth
- But what God or Deity hears thee, thou perjured man, and traitor to the rights of hospitality?†
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)