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Definition of Perjury
1. Noun. Criminal offense of making false statements under oath.
Generic synonyms: Infraction, Infringement, Misdemeanor, Misdemeanour, Violation
Derivative terms: Perjure
Definition of Perjury
1. n. False swearing.
Definition of Perjury
1. Noun. (legal) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perjury
1. the willful giving of false testimony under oath in a judicial proceeding [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perjury
Literary usage of Perjury
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"A conviction of the offense of perjury is authorized when the evidence shows that
on the prior ... I »ruke Cain was convicted of perjury, and brings error. ..."
2. Handbook of Criminal Law by William Lawrence Clark, William Ephraim Mikell (1915)
"perjury, at common law, is the willful and corrupt giving, upon a lawful oath,
... perjury is a misdemeanor. 143. Subornation of perjury is the procuring of ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In the early stages of legal history perjury seems to дате been regarded rather
as a sii ... In England, perjury, as being a sin, was originally a matter of ..."
4. Handbook of Criminal Law by William Lawrence Clark, William Ephraim Mikell (1915)
"perjury, at common law, is the willful and corrupt giving, upon a lawful oath,
... perjury is a misdemeanor. 143. Subornation of perjury is the procuring of ..."
5. A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the United States by Francis Wharton (1874)
"But a mere voluntary oath cannot amount to perjury. Therefore false swearing in
a voluntary affidavit, made before a justice of the peace, or notary, ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings by Joseph Chitty, Richard Peters (1819)
"In order, therefore, to constitute the legal guilt of perjury the oath must be
false, ... perjury. This is one of the greatest Bin Com. 137 to 139. ..."
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