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Noun perjury has 1 sense
  1. perjury, bearing false witness, lying under oath - criminal offense of making false statements under oath
    --1 is a kind of misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offence, offense, violation, infringement
    Derived form: verb perjure1

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Perjury

noun

  1. The act of lying or making false statements, especially while under oath in a court of law.
  2. An offense of deliberately giving false or misleading testimony.

Sample sentences:

  1. The witness was found guilty of perjury after it was revealed that he had lied during the trial.
  2. The defendant was charged with perjury when it was discovered that she had provided false information during her testimony.

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