資料來源 : pyDict
偽誓,偽証
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. {Perjuries}. [L. perjurium. See
{Perjure}, v.]
1. False swearing.
2. (Law) 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.
Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is
made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the
United States.
資料來源 : WordNet®
perjury
n : criminal offense of making false statements under oath [syn:
{bearing false witness}, {lying under oath}]