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Synonyms & Antonyms of perjury
- He was found guilty of perjury.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for perjury
- fable,
- fabrication,
- fairy tale,
- falsehood,
- falsity,
- fib,
- lie,
- mendacity,
- prevarication,
- story,
- tale,
- taradiddle
- (or tarradiddle),
- untruth,
- whopper
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for perjury
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The first known use of perjury was in the 14th century
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