perjuriousnessn.
/pəːˈdʒʊərɪəsnəs/, U.S. /pərˈdʒʊriəsnəs/ rare.
The quality of being perjurious.
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perjuriousness1647
1647 J. Hare St. Edwards Ghost 15 His villainous perjuriousnesse and treachery.
1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 257 Of the perjuriousness of Paul's intent, a short proof..is thus already visible, in the indignation excited.
1997 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 27 Aug. 4/2 The judges then granted their counsel's dismissal motion, whose..factual perjuriousness was documented and uncontroverted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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