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Sentences 
The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
false evidence
false oath
lying under oath
bearing false witness
false testimony
false swearing
parjure
spergiuro
perjurio
perjúrio
Meineid
meineed
perjuri
ψευδορκία
periurium
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