perjury

名词 perjury:

1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath
   同义词：bearing false witness, lying under oath

1. Michael Deaver brought special shame even to Reagan Administration abloom with scandal. Convicted of perjury after offering almost no defense, he deserved a taste of prison, not the slap on the wrist he has received from a Federal judge.
   狄弗带来的耻辱即令丑闻满天飞的里根政府也不寻常。他对伪证的判决几乎未加辩护。他应尝尝铁窗滋味，而非联邦法官给他聊备一格的惩罚。
2. Four fifths of the perjury in the world is expended on tombstone, women, and competitor.
   世上的伪证，有五分之四花费于墓碑、女人以及竞争对手之上。
3. He is accused of perjury with the intention of incriminate his employer.
   他被控告犯有意图加罪于其雇主的伪证罪。

per.ju.ry

n.（名词）
【复数】 per.ju.ries
Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.
【法律】 伪证罪：在宣誓后故意提供假的、易引起误解的或是不完整的证据
The breach of an oath or a promise.
违背誓言或诺言

来源：
Middle English periurie
中古英语 periurie
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
from Latin periôrium
源自 拉丁语 periôrium
from periôr3re [to perjure] * see perjure
源自 periôr3re [使做伪证] *参见 perjure

【引伸】
perju.rious
perju.riously
adv.（副词）