perjury
noun /ˈpɜːdʒəri/
/ˈpɜːrdʒəri/
[uncountable] (law- the crime of telling a lie in court after you have sworn to tell the truth
伪证;伪誓;伪证罪 - to commit perjury
作伪证 - The defence witnesses were found guilty of perjury.
辩方证人被判犯有伪证罪。
词源late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French perjurie, from Latin perjurium ‘false oath’, from the verb perjurare ‘swear falsely’, from per- ‘to ill effect’ + jurare ‘swear’. - to commit perjury