perjury

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrdʒəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːdʒəri/
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noun
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Lying while in court after promising to tell the truth.

The witness was accused of perjury for lying under oath.

translation

n. Lying while in court after promising to tell the truth.

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Plural perjuries