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单词 perjury
释义
perjury
noun[U]
law
uk
/ˈpɜː.dʒər.i/us
/ˈpɝː.dʒɚ.i/
thecrimeoftellingliesincourtwhen you havepromisedtotellthetruth:
伪证罪
She wassentencedto twoyearsinjailforcommittingperjury.她因犯伪证罪而被判两年徒刑。
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(Definition ofperjuryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

perjury| American Dictionary

perjury
noun[U]
law
us
/ˈpɜr·dʒə·ri/
thecrimeoftellingalieincourtafterpromisingformallytotellthetruth
(Definition ofperjuryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

perjury| Business English

perjury
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɜːdʒəri/us
LAW
thecrimeoftellingliesin acourtoflaw:
It isthoughtthat heencouragedpotentialwitnessestocommitperjurybylyingunderoath.
(Definition ofperjuryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofperjury

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The child so born is illegitimate in the eyes of the law; the husband who hides this fact on the birth certificate is committingperjury.
From theCambridge English Corpus
How can one commitperjurywithout using language to state a proposition?
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It emerged from questioning that he had been previously sentenced to six months' imprisonment forperjury.
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After serving a sentence forperjury, for example, she is warned by the prison matron against violating her parole.
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This isperjuryand must be punished accordingly.
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Lying was punishable asperjury.
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She hardly knew whatperjurywas.
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In attempting to preserve her secrets, she makes them far more available to investigation and adjudication, her acts ofperjuryparadoxically (though perhaps not surprisingly) leading to full disclosure.
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It was rightly apprehended that if many witnesses were allowed to give evidence at all they would commitperjury, which in fact they do.
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We see no need to bring forward proposals for a new offence of aggravatedperjury.
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If it was a falsehood, it was clearperjury.
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The fraud andperjuryinvolved officers ranging in rank from detective constable to assistant chief constable.
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So far, nothing has come to light to support his claim that his conviction resulted fromperjuryand collusion by persons concerned with this case.
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I expect the discrepancy between the two affidavits shortly to become the subject of a police investigation in this country intoperjury.
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He managed, by committingperjury, to convince the justices that he was not subject to military law, and so he was released.
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