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perjury n.伪证罪；伪誓；背信弃义 (1) 他被控告犯有意图加罪于其雇主的伪证罪。 Although the word perjury contains jury, members of the jury aren't likely to commit perjury, because they're not under oath and haven't sworn to be truthful. A witness in a trial can commit perjury by willfully lying about facts related to the case. Perjury isn't just a little white lie. It's a crime that can land the person who commits it in jail.

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英 ['pɜːdʒəri] 美 ['pɜːrdʒəri] (1) He was accused of perjury with the intention of incriminating his employer. Perjury is the act of deliberately lying under oath. A defendant in a murder trial commits perjury when he swears he never met the murder victim before, even though he had a two-year relationship with her. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]伪证；伪证罪 If someone who is giving evidence in a court of law commits perjury, they lie.   [LEGAL 法律]This witness has committed perjury and no reliance can be placed on her evidence.这名证人作了伪证，她的证词不可信。...charges of perjury.伪证罪指控

英语单词	perjury
英美音标	英 ['pɜːdʒəri] 美 ['pɜːrdʒəri]
中文释义	n.伪证罪；伪誓；背信弃义
英语例句	(1) He was accused of perjury with the intention of incriminating his employer.
中文例句	(1) 他被控告犯有意图加罪于其雇主的伪证罪。
vocabulary简明	Perjury is the act of deliberately lying under oath. A defendant in a murder trial commits perjury when he swears he never met the murder victim before, even though he had a two-year relationship with her.
vocabulary扩展	Although the word perjury contains jury, members of the jury aren't likely to commit perjury, because they're not under oath and haven't sworn to be truthful. A witness in a trial can commit perjury by willfully lying about facts related to the case. Perjury isn't just a little white lie. It's a crime that can land the person who commits it in jail.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]伪证；伪证罪 If someone who is giving evidence in a court of law commits perjury, they lie. [LEGAL 法律] This witness has committed perjury and no reliance can be placed on her evidence. 这名证人作了伪证，她的证词不可信。 ...charges of perjury. 伪证罪指控

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