Definition
The crime of lying after you have promised in court to tell the truth. It is a serious offense because it can mislead judges and juries.
Etymology
From Old French “parjurie,” from Latin “perjurium” meaning “false oath,” from “per-” (through, wrongly) + “jurare” (to swear). The core idea is swearing something that breaks the law or truth.
Kelly Says
Perjury isn’t just any lie—it’s a lie with a legal spotlight on it, told under oath. Systems of law depend so heavily on spoken truth that this particular kind of lying is treated as its own major crime.
Translations
BNবাংলা
স্বাক্ষর
sho-ak-sho
CACatalà
perjura
per-dju-ra
DADansk
forræderi
for-re-de-ree
DEDeutsch
Perjur
per-dzoor
ELΕλληνικά
παράνομος
para-no-mos
ESEspañol
perjurio
per-dhoo-ree-oh
FISuomi
valhevanne
val-he-van-ne
FRFrançais
périure
pe-ree-oor
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebohongan
ke-boh-o-ngan
ITItaliano
pergiuro
per-dju-roh
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-prou-t
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianatan
peng-khi-a-na-tan
NLNederlands
perjurio
per-dhoo-ree-oh
NONorsk
forræderi
for-re-de-ree
PLPolski
kłamstwo
klam-st-vo
PTPortuguês
perjúrio
per-dhoo-ree-oh
RORomână
perjurare
per-dju-ra-re
RUРусский
клятва
klyat-va
SWKiswahili
uongo
oo-ongo
TEతెలుగు
అబద్ధం
a-bad-dam
THไทย
การโกหก
gaan-go-hok
TLTL
pagkakalok
pa-gka-ka-lok
UKУкраїнська
перелюб
per-elyub
VITiếng Việt
lừa dối
lwee-a-doi
ZUZU
umngcwabi
oom-ng-twa-bee