perjured

The witness gave perjured testimony during the trial.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Guilty of perjury: "perjured" describes a person who has willfully told a lie while under oath, especially in a court of law.
   • Involving perjury: "perjured" can also describe testimony, evidence, or statements that are false and given under oath.

Usage Examples

• (The witness was guilty of lying under oath.)
• (The testimony was false and given under oath.)

Advanced Usage

• "perjured evidence": evidence that is false and presented under oath.

  • The lawyer was disbarred for submitting perjured evidence. (The lawyer submitted false, sworn evidence.)

• "perjured statement": a sworn statement that is deliberately false.

  • The affidavit contained a perjured statement about the financial transaction. (The sworn statement was intentionally untrue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Perjury (n): the offense of willfully telling a lie under oath.

  • He was convicted of perjury after lying in court. (The crime of lying under oath.)

• Perjure (v): to willfully tell a lie under oath.

  • She chose to perjure herself rather than reveal the truth. (She lied under oath.)

Synonyms

• False: not true or correct.
• Mendacious: dishonest; given to lying.
• Untruthful: not telling the truth.

Related Idioms

• Swear falsely: to make a false oath or promise.

  • He was accused of swearing falsely in his deposition. (He gave false testimony under oath.)

• Lie under oath: to tell a lie while legally bound to tell the truth.

  • If you lie under oath, you can be charged with perjury. (Lying while sworn in.)