noun
- the crime of lying or making false statements while under oath in a court of law
Usage: legal
Examples
- The witness was charged with perjury after contradicting her earlier sworn statement.
- Perjury is a serious felony that can result in imprisonment.
- The defendant’s lawyer warned him that lying on the stand would constitute perjury.
- She committed perjury when she falsely testified about her whereabouts that night.
- The judge explained that perjury undermines the entire justice system.
- His conviction was overturned when it was discovered that a key witness had committed perjury.