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perjury
伪证罪；伪证
核心释义
the crime of deliberately lying or giving false information while under oath in a court of law
- 1.
在宣誓下故意作出虚假或误导性证词。
The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
- 2.
在宣誓下作虚假陈述的刑事犯罪
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
在宣誓下故意作出虚假或误导性证词。；在宣誓下作虚假陈述的刑事犯罪；伪誓；伪证；背信弃义；[经] 伪证
用法In use
The witness was accused of perjury for lying under oath.
用法提示：Perjury 在此句中作不可数名词，表示伪证的罪行。
Committing perjury can lead to serious legal penalties.
用法提示：Perjury 作动名词 committing 的宾语，强调行为。
The lawyer suspected that her client had committed perjury.
用法提示：Perjury 在从句中作宾语，表示具体行为。
commit perjury
常用搭配，表示故意作伪证的行为。
The witness was found to have committed perjury during the trial.
该证人在审判中被发现犯了伪证罪。
be guilty of perjury
用于法律判决，强调有罪认定。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- commit perjury
- 作伪证；犯伪证罪
- The witness committed perjury when she lied about seeing the defendant.该证人就是否看到被告撒谎，犯了伪证罪。
- guilty of perjury
- 犯有伪证罪
- He was found guilty of perjury and sentenced to two years.他被判犯有伪证罪，处两年有期徒刑。
- charge of perjury
- 伪证指控
- The lawyer faces a charge of perjury for misleading the court.这名律师因误导法庭而面临伪证指控。
- perjury trial
- 伪证案审判
- The perjury trial lasted three weeks.这场伪证案审判持续了三周。
- accused of perjury
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：per + jury，在陪审团（jury）面前彻底（per）撒谎，就构成伪证罪（perjury）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、法庭程序、严肃新闻报道 perjury 是正式的法律用语，通常出现在法庭程序、法律文书或严肃的新闻报道中；日常口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: surgery (/ˈsɝdʒəri/) rhymes with perjury. Lookalikes that sound different: jury (/ˈdʒʊri/) and injury (/ˈɪndʒəri/) share the -jury spelling but do not rhyme with perjury.
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