Perjuries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. {Perjuries}. [L. perjurium. See
     {Perjure}, v.]
     1. False swearing.
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     2. (Law) 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.
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     Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is
           made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the
           United States.
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