perjury
Perjury is the crime of lying in a court of law after you have promised to tell the truth. It is a serious offense that can lead to prison time because it interferes with justice.
Exemples
3 sur 5He was afraid that telling a small lie would be considered perjury.
He was scared that lying in court would be a crime.
The prosecutor decided to charge the main witness with perjury.
The lawyer officially accused the witness of lying under oath.
You can't just lie to the judge; that's perjury!
Lying to a judge is a serious crime called perjury.
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Perjury' as 'Purge Jury'—if you lie, you purge (remove) the truth from the jury.
Quiz rapide
The witness committed _____ when she lied about where she was on the night of the crime.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : perjury
Exemples
He was afraid that telling a small lie would be considered perjury.
everydayHe was scared that lying in court would be a crime.
The prosecutor decided to charge the main witness with perjury.
formalThe lawyer officially accused the witness of lying under oath.
You can't just lie to the judge; that's perjury!
informalLying to a judge is a serious crime called perjury.
The integrity of the legal system depends on the prevention of perjury.
academicThe fairness of law depends on people telling the truth in court.
During the audit, the manager was warned about the consequences of perjury.
businessThe manager was told about the legal trouble of lying in a formal investigation.
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
under penalty of perjury
a statement made while agreeing to be punished if it is a lie
subornation of perjury
the crime of asking someone else to lie in court
wilful perjury
lying in court on purpose
Souvent confondu avec
Perjury is lying in court; forgery is making a fake document or signature.
Notes d'usage
Perjury is almost exclusively used in legal settings or formal investigations. You do not use it for general lies told to friends or family.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often use 'do perjury' instead of the correct phrase 'commit perjury.' Also, the verb 'perjure' must be used with a reflexive pronoun (e.g., 'he perjured himself').
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Perjury' as 'Purge Jury'—if you lie, you purge (remove) the truth from the jury.
Origine du mot
Derived from the Latin 'perjurium', which means 'a false oath.'
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In many English-speaking legal systems, witnesses must place their hand on a religious book or make a formal promise (affirmation) to tell the truth before speaking.
Quiz rapide
The witness committed _____ when she lied about where she was on the night of the crime.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : perjury
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