Word Meaning

Meaning of "perjury" and the crossword clue

- Lying in court
- Lying under oath
- Violation of a courtroom oath
- False swearing.
- At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations.