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- pronunciation:
- puhr
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ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| inflections: |
perjuries |
| definition: |
the intentional giving of false testimony under oath in a court or other official proceeding.
He decided he would commit perjury rather than reveal the truth about what he'd seen. |
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lie |
adjective + (n.)perjury
alleged, committed, credible, criminal, federal, guilty, multiple, possible, suborn, trivial
verb + (n.)perjury
accuse,
acquit,
admit,
allege,
charge,
commit,
constitute,
convict,
dismiss,
face,
forgive,
impeach,
imprison,
indict,
investigate,
jail,
perjure,
pile,
plead,
prosecute,
prove,
pursue,
subject,
suborn,
swear,
trap
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(n.)perjury
+ verb
deny, lie, obstruct, relate, stem, tamper, testify, witness
noun + (n.)perjury
accusation,
act,
adultery,
allegation,
article,
bond,
bribery,
burglary,
conduct,
conspiracy,
contest,
count,
evidence,
excuse,
felony,
fraud,
impeachment,
jail,
judge,
judiciary,
lie,
misconduct,
misdemeanor,
nest,
oath,
penalty,
possibility,
president,
prison,
rep,
sentence,
subornation,
tobacco
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| derivation: |
perjurious (adj.) |
The word perjury
contains the following parts:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
jud, jur, just
Latin
root
that means justice, law; swear
Example words:
adjudicate, abjure, adjure, conjure, injudicious, injure, injury, injustice, judge, judgment, judicial, judiciary, judicious, juridical, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jury, just, justice, justify, perjure, perjury, unjust
-y2
Latin and Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, act, or practice of
Example words:
assembly, beggary, calumny, carpentry, energy, fury, infamy, injury, inquiry, misery, modesty, perjury, soldiery, treasury
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