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# perjury

noun (perjury — uncountable)

«perjury» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law) Perjury is the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#m1)
2. It can also mean breaking a solemn promise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons on law and honesty it shows that lying under oath is a serious crime because courts need the truth to be fair. In stories and news it tells the reader a witness lied. Phrases: commit perjury, charged with perjury, guilty of perjury.

### Examples

- Lying in court is called perjury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#x1)
- The witness was charged with perjury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#x2)
- Perjury can be punished with prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#x3)
- Before speaking, witnesses swear to tell the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#x4)
- If you commit perjury, the trial may be unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#x5)
- The judge warned him about perjury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Verb phrase: «commit perjury»; a person is «a perjurer». An ordinary lie is not perjury; it must be under oath in court or a legal statement.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «perjury» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«perjury» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perjury.html) on Mova free.