PERJURY


Meaning of PERJURY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-jə-rē, ˈpərj-rē ]

noun

Date: 14th century

: the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.