perjury

English

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒəɹi/

noun

Definitions

(legal) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

Etymology

Derived from Latin perjurare (swear falsely), jūrāre.

Origin

Latin

jūrāre

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

jūrāre Latin
perjurare Latin
giurare Italian
jurar Spanish, Castilian
jurer Old French
jura Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
përgjëroj Albanian
jurar Old Portuguese
*jowezāō Proto-Italic
xurar Asturian
zurâ Friulian
jurar Old Occitan