perjury
perjury n
AFr < L. perjūruium, false oath, oath-breaking.
- Dishonesty; deceit; false statement; hypocritical assertion; insincere utterance.
- Sin; transgression; lawbreaking; violation of a commandment.
- Betrayal; disloyalty; treason; denial of the truth.
- Deception; fraud; illusion.