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n. Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.

n. The breach of an oath or promise.

n. The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

n. False swearing.

n. At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations.

n. The violation of any oath, vow, or solemn affirmation; specifically, in law, the wilful utterance of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.

n. Synonyms See perjure.

n. criminal offense of making false statements under oath

""We need to determine the timing of the drug test and what was found in his system to understand whether perjury is an issue here.""

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