perjury

🇬🇧/ˈpɜːdʒəri/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɜːrdʒəri/📚 11486托福
If someone who is giving evidence in a court of law commits perjury, they lie. 伪证

noun [抽象名词]伪证;伪誓;背信弃义

This witness has committed perjury and no reliance can be placed on her evidence.
该证人作了伪证,她提供的证据不可信。

per- 表示“贯穿,自始至终”、“假,坏”perjury 伪证,假誓(per+jur 发誓+y→假发誓;参考:jury陪审团)
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They tried to persuade her to commit perjury. 他们竭力说服她出庭作伪证。