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perjury

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
per-jury
IPA
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, perjūrō

Usage

Inflected Forms

perjuries (plural)

Derived Forms

nonperjury

Phrases

perjury trap

Frequently Paired Words

perjure

Synonyms

oathbreach false testimony testilying testiphony bearing false witness lying under oath

Rhymes With

surgery neurosurgery

Questions

How do you pronounce perjury?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/.
What does perjury mean?
The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
Where does perjury come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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