Deceit and Perjury

Deceit

Deceit noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

Perjury and deceit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perjury" instead a noun "Deceit".

Perjury

Perjury noun - Criminal offense of making false statements under oath.
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Synonyms for Perjury

Deceit and perjury are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deceit" instead a noun "Perjury".

Nearby Words: perjured, perjure, perjurer, perjuring

How words are described

outright outright deceit outright perjury
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