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nouncriminal offense of making false statements under oath
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Definition that contains perjury
- oath a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- swearing a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- perjure knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
- suborn induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
- suborn procure (false testimony or perjury)
- intrinsic fraud fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud