Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER'JU-RY
PER'JU-RY, n. [L. perjurium.]
The act or crime of willfully making a false oath, when lawfully administered; or a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding, to a person who swears willfully, absolutely and falsely in a matter material to the issue. – Coke.
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