perjury
UK ['pɜ:.dʒər.i] US ['pɝ:.dʒɚ-] legal
noun uncountable
■the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth 伪证罪•She was sentenced to two years in jail for committing perjury (= telling lies in a law court).她因犯伪证罪而被判两年徒刑。 |