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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: jim kelley who wrote (28346)1/16/1999 10:03:00 PM
From: Pat W.  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
"I am disgusted by the attempt of these lawyers in congress to equate perjury to lying ..."

I'm afraid you lost me there.

From Webster's
per·ju·ry
Pronunciation: 'p&r-j&-rE, 'p&rj-rE
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
: the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing

and also, from dictionary.com*&term=perjury&x=13&y=14

2 definitions found.
perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. Perjuries. [L. perjurium. See Perjure, v.] 1. False swearing.

2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations.

Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States.
Find similar words in Roget's Thesaurus Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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perjury n : criminal offense of making false statements under oath [syn: bearing false witness, lying under oath]
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