commit perjury

kəˈmɪt ˈpɜːrdʒəri

committed perjurycommitting perjury

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Definition of commit perjury - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

legallie under oath in a legal setting

The witness was found guilty of committing perjury.
He was charged with attempting to commit perjury during the trial.
The lawyer warned her client not to commit perjury in court.

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Expressions with commit

commit something to memory

learn something by heart

He committed the speech to memory before the presentation.

commit murder

kill someone on purpose in a way that is illegal

He was arrested because he tried to commit murder.

commit to a project

dedicate time and effort to a project

She decided to commit to a project for the next six months.

commit to memory

learn by heart for later recall

She committed the poem to memory for the recital.

commit to doing

make a serious promise or decision to carry out an action

They commit to doing regular safety checks on all equipment.

commit adultery

engage in a sexual relationship outside marriage

He was accused of committing adultery with his colleague.

Expressions with perjury

subornation of perjury

offense of getting someone to give false sworn testimony

The prosecutor added subornation of perjury to the list of charges.

subordination of perjury

crime of persuading someone to lie under oath

The lawyer was charged with subordination of perjury.

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suborn

legal

induce someone to commit perjury or false testimony

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French:commettre un parjure, ...
German:Meineid begehen, ...
Italian:spergiurare, ...
Spanish:cometer perjurio, ...
Portuguese:cometer perjúrio, ...
Chinese:作伪证, ...
Japanese:偽証を犯す, ...
Arabic:أَدْلَى بِشَهَادَة زُور, ...
Hebrew:לְהָעִיד עֵדוּת שֶׁקֶר, ...
Russian:лжесвидетельствовать, ...
Ukrainian:лжесвідчити, ...
Hindi:झूठी गवाही देना, ...
Bengali:শপথ নিয়ে মিথ্যা বলা, ...
Catalan:cometre perjuri, ...
Czech:křivě svědčit, ...
Danish:begå mened, ...
Dutch:meineed plegen, ...
Greek:ψευδορκώ, ...
Hungarian:hamisan tanúzni, ...
Khmer:ផ្តល់សក្ខីកម្មក្លែងក្លាយក្រោមសម្បថ, ...
Korean:위증을 저지르다, ...
Persian:شهادت دروغ دادن, ...
Polish:popełnić krzywoprzysięstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):cometer perjúrio, ...
Romanian:a comite sperjur, ...
Swedish:begå mened, ...
Thai:ให้การเท็จภายใต้คำสาบาน, ...
Turkish:yalan söylemek, ...
Vietnamese:khai man, ...

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