Perjury

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi

Definitions

The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolperjurio

Françaisfaux témoignage

DeutschFalschaussage Meineid

22 more languages

العربيةالحنث زور شهادة زور

Bosanskikrivokletstvo

Češtinakřivé svědectví křivopřísežnictví

Danskmened

Ελληνικάψευδορκία

Suomiväärä vala valapattoisuus

Hrvatskikrivokletstvo

Bahasa Indonesiasumpah palsu

Íslenskameinsæri

Italianofalsa testimonianza

日本語偽証偽証罪偽誓

한국어위증

Latinaperiurium

Македонскикривоклетство

Nederlandsmeineed valse getuigenis

Polskikrzywoprzysięstwo

Portuguêsperjúrio

Românămărturie mincinoasă

Русскийклятвопреступле́ние лжесвидетельство

Српскиkrivokletstvo

Svenskamened

Tagalogpagbubulaan

Examples

“We declare ⟳ under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct ⟳.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Perk Perked Perkey Perkier Perkily perkin

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