unperjured
Definition
Adjective: "unperjured" describes a person or testimony that has not committed perjury; that is, not having deliberately given false evidence under oath in a court of law. It signifies honesty and truthfulness in a legal context.
Usage Examples
- (The witness did not lie under oath.)
- (His testimony was honest and free of falsehood.)
- (The defendant did not commit perjury.)
Advanced Usage
"to remain unperjured": to continue to be truthful under oath.
- Despite intense pressure from the prosecutor, the accused remained unperjured. (The accused did not lie despite stress.)
"to deem unperjured": to officially consider someone's testimony as free of perjury.
- The court deemed the affidavit unperjured after reviewing the evidence. (The court decided the affidavit contained no lies.)
Variants and Related Words
Unperjuredness (n): the quality or state of being unperjured.
- The witness's unperjuredness was praised by the jury. (His honesty under oath was admired.)
Perjured (adj): guilty of or involving perjury; having lied under oath.
- The perjured testimony led to a mistrial. (The false testimony caused a new trial.)
Synonyms
- Truthful: habitually telling the truth; honest.
- Honest: free of deceit; truthful.
- Veracious: speaking or representing the truth; accurate.
Related Idioms
Under oath: legally bound to tell the truth, as in a court.
- The witness's statements under oath were unperjured. (The statements made while legally bound to be truthful were honest.)
Clean hands: innocence or lack of guilt, often in legal matters.
- The attorney argued that his client had clean hands and was unperjured. (The client was innocent and had not lied under oath.)