Thesaurus: perjury

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1. v. False swearing.
2. v. At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations.
3. n. criminal offense of making false statements under oath
4. 1. False swearing. 2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations. Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States.
5. At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact materialto the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicialproceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on themaking of willfully false affirmations.
6. n:100 n. criminal offense of making false statements under oath