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perjury


per·ju·ry  (pûrj-r)
n. pl. per·ju·ries
1. Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.
2. The breach of an oath or promise.

[Middle English periurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin peririum, from perirre, to perjure; see perjure.]

per·juri·ous (pr-jr-s) adj.
per·juri·ous·ly adv.
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