n. pl. per·ju·ries Law 1. The crime of willfully and knowingly making a false statement about a material fact while under oath. 2. An act of committing such a crime: testimony full of perjuries. [Middle English periurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin periūrium, from periūrāre, to perjure; see PERJURE.] per·juri·ous (pər-jrē-əs) adj. per·juri·ous·ly adv. |
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