PERJURY


Meaning of PERJURY in English

per ‧ ju ‧ ry /ˈpɜːdʒəri $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] law

the crime of telling a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law, or a lie told in this way:

Hall was found guilty of perjury.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.