Friday, September 30, 2016

perjury, pejorative

Perjury or perjury means false swearing, or lying when testifying in court --
He claimed he didn't know the defendant, and he was later indicted for perjury.
Instead of swearing on the Bible, witnesses should be asked if they understand the meaning of perjury.

Pejorative or pejorative means disparaging or belittling --
When he says liberal, he means it in a pejorative sense.
"Limey" is a pejorative term, no longer in common use, for a British man.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"He used several pejorative expressions to refer to the victim; he may also be guilty of perjury."

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