Bible Dictionaries
Perjury
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v.) 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.
(2):
(v.) False swearing.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Perjury'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/perjury.html. 1828.