名詞 perjury:

1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath
   同義詞：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.
   狄弗帶來的恥辱即令丑聞滿天飛的里根政府也不尋常。他對偽證的判決幾乎未加辯護(hù)。他應(yīng)嘗嘗鐵窗滋味，而非聯(lián)邦法官給他聊備一格的懲罰。
2. Four fifths of the perjury in the world is expended on tombstone, women, and competitor.
   世上的偽證，有五分之四花費(fèi)于墓碑、女人以及競爭對手之上。
3. He is accused of perjury with the intention of incriminate his employer.
   他被控告犯有意圖加罪于其雇主的偽證罪。

per.ju.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 per.ju.ries
Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.
【法律】 偽證罪：在宣誓后故意提供假的、易引起誤解的或是不完整的證據(jù)
The breach of an oath or a promise.
違背誓言或諾言

來源：
Middle English periurie
中古英語 periurie
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
from Latin periôrium
源自 拉丁語 periôrium
from periôr3re [to perjure] * see perjure
源自 periôr3re [使做偽證] *參見 perjure

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