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perjury

The offence of deliberately making a false statement on oath (or affirmation) when appearing as a witness in legal proceedings, on a point material to the question at issue. In Britain and the USA it is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both.



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"It costs perjury, Lady Winwood, in my case," said Launce.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Perjury, oppression, subornation, fraud, pandarism, and the like infirmities, were among the most excusable arts they had to mention; and for these I gave, as it was reasonable, great allowance.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
It would, indeed, be the means of much perjury, and of much whipping, fining, imprisoning, transporting, and hanging.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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