perjury
noun
- intentional act of swearing a false oath or of falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/
noun
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman perjurie, from Latin perjūrāre (“swear falsely”), from per- + jūrāre. Displaced native Old English mānāþ (literally “false oath”).
- The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
“We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.”