perjury

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/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/

noun

The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

“We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.”

Similar
oathbreachfalse testimonytestilyingtestiphonybearing false witnesslying under oath
OriginLatin perjūrāre →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounperjury (countable and uncountable, plural perjuries)

plural perjuries

  1. countableuncountablelawThe deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

    We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

    Synonyms: oathbreach, false testimony, testilying, testiphony

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

Similar
oathbreachfalse testimonytestilyingtestiphony

More synonyms by meaning

nouncriminal offense of making false statements under oath

Similar
bearing false witnesslying under oath
Broader
misdemeanormisdemeanourinfraction
Also see
false witness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinperjūrāre“swear falsely”
  2. Englishperjury

From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐπιορκία
  • ἐπιορκία (epiorkía)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Arabic شَهَادَة زُور
  • شَهَادَة زُورdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Bulgarian лъжесвиде́телство
  • лъжесвиде́телство (lăžesvidételstvo)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Catalan perjuri
  • perjurideliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Chinese Mandarin 偽證 /伪证, 偽證罪 /伪证罪
  • 偽證 /伪证 (wěizhèng, wèizhèng)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • 偽證罪 /伪证罪 (wěizhèngzuì, wèizhèngzuì)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Czech křivé svědectví, křivá výpověď
  • křivé svědectvídeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • křivá výpověďdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Danish mened, falsk forklaring
  • meneddeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • falsk forklaringdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Dutch valse getuigenis, meineed
  • valse getuigenisdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • meineeddeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Esperanto ĵurrompo
  • ĵurrompodeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Finnish väärä vala, perätön lausuma
  • väärä valadeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • perätön lausumadeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
French faux témoignage
  • faux témoignagedeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
German Meineid
  • Meineiddeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Greek ψευδορκία
  • ψευδορκία (psevdorkía)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Hungarian hamis tanúzás
  • hamis tanúzásdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Icelandic meinsæri
  • meinsærideliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Irish mionn bréige, mionn éithigh
  • mionn bréigedeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • mionn éithighdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Italian falsa testimonianza
  • falsa testimonianzadeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Japanese 偽誓, 偽証
  • 偽誓 (gisei)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • 偽証 (gishō)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • 偽証罪 (gishōzai)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Korean 위증
  • 위증 (wijeung)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Latin periūrium
  • periūriumdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Māori oati teka
  • oati tekadeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Norwegian falsk forklaring, mened
  • falsk forklaringdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • meneddeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Polish krzywoprzysięstwo
  • krzywoprzysięstwodeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Portuguese perjúrio
  • perjúriodeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Romanian mărturie mincinoasă
  • mărturie mincinoasădeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Russian лжесвиде́тельство, клятвопреступле́ние
  • лжесвиде́тельство (lžesvidételʹstvo)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • клятвопреступле́ние (kljatvoprestuplénije)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Spanish perjurio
  • perjuriodeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Swedish mened
  • meneddeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Tagalog pagbubulaan, sambampanday
  • pagbubulaandeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • sambampandaydeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Turkish yalancı şahitlik, yalancı tanıklık
  • yalancı şahitlikdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • yalancı tanıklıkdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Ukrainian лжесві́дчення, кривосві́дчення
  • лжесві́дчення (lžesvídčennja)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
  • кривосві́дчення (kryvosvídčennja)deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Welsh camdystiolaeth
  • camdystiolaethdeliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath
Cite this entry
APA

perjury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perjury

MLA

“perjury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perjury. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perjury,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perjury.

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