Deception and Perjury

Deception

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

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

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

Perjury

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

Deception and perjury are semantically related in lying while under oath topic. You can use "Deception" instead a noun "Perjury".

Nearby Words: perjured, perjure, perjurer, perjuring

How words are described

outright outright deception outright perjury
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