Perjury means lying or giving false information on purpose while under oath or in a legal setting, like in court or during a testimony. Full definition
Once certified as a DBE, you must provide to the recipient, every year on the anniversary of the date o of your certification, an affidavit sworn to by the firm's owners before a person who is authorized by state law to administer oaths or an unsworn declaring declaration executed under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States. (transportation.gov)
But in 2009, just seven months after he took office, he was indicted for perjury for lying under oath about an investigation into the nine people registered to vote using his one - bedroom apartment in the west Bronx. (dnainfo.com)
Another commenter, Katherine Darmer, a former U.S. Attorney quoted in this MLB article opined that Clemens «simply was not credible» and that he ought to prepare himself for the likelihood of perjury charges. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)