Perjury
Perjury noun - Criminal offense of making false statements under oath.
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Prevarication and perjury are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevarication" instead a noun "Perjury".
Prevarication
Prevarication noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: she knew that his account was a pure prevarication
Perjury and prevarication are semantically related. You can use "Perjury" instead a noun "Prevarication".
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Related pairs
- lie and perjury
- lie and prevarication
- falsehood and perjury
- falsehood and prevarication
- deception and perjury
- deception and prevarication
- story and perjury
- story and prevarication
- tale and perjury
- tale and prevarication
- evasion and perjury
- evasion and prevarication
- lying and perjury
- lying and prevarication
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Prevarication and Perjury. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/perjury/prevarication
Perjury & Prevarication. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/perjury/prevarication>.
Prevarication or Perjury. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/perjury/prevarication.
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