Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry

edit
Usage examples (35)
  • "perjurious," and those, on the other hand, which are simply "false" or
  • No one said anyone filed "perjurious affidavits" (but I wouldnt rule it out either).
  • A fourth guiding principle is that ambiguous questions cannot produce perjurious answers.
  • Q Joe, the answered filed today flatly, categorically denies lying or perjurious statements.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.