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Definition of
perjury noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
perjury
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈpərdʒəri
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
law
)
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the crime of telling a lie in court
The defense witnesses were found guilty of perjury.
to commit perjury
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perjury
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