Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Perjury
perjury, n. [AFr < L. perjūruium, false oath, oath-breaking.] (webplay: willfully).
- Dishonesty; deceit; false statement; hypocritical assertion; insincere utterance.
- Sin; transgression; lawbreaking; violation of a commandment.
- Betrayal; disloyalty; treason; denial of the truth.
- Deception; fraud; illusion.
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