PERJURY

PERJURY. → General scriptures concerning Le 6:2-7; 19:12; Isa 48:1; Jer 5:2; 7:9; Ho 10:4; Zec 5:4; 8:17; Mal 3:5; Mt 5:33; 1Ti 1:9,10 → See FALSEHOOD → See FALSE WITNESS → See OATH → INSTANCES OF
* Zedekiah 2Ch 36:13
* Witnesses against Naboth 1Ki 21:8-13
* David Ps 35:11
* Jesus Mt 26:59; Mr 14:56,57
* Stephen Ac 6:11,13,14
* Peter, when he denied Jesus with an oath Mt 26:74; Mr 14:71

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perjury|perjuration. Perjury, or Perjuration, n. a forswearing, one's self

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Per″ju‐ry (?), n.; pl. Perjuries (#). [[L. perjurium. See Perjure, v.]] 1. 1. False swearing.
2. 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.
☞ If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States.