perjury

the act of lying in court (der Eidbruch)

TRANSLATION

der Eidbruch, der Meineid

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Millionaire novelist Lord Archer has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of PERJURY and perverting the course of justice."

BBC News - 19 July 2001)

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

2. The breaking of an oath or promise.


to commit perjury = einen Meineid leisten

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