Periurium

Latin-English

perjür|ĭum, -ĭī. (perˈju.ri.um) neut.

1. Perjury; a false oath or promise.

[periurus.]

Loci

• αʹ Cicero, Pro M. Scauro 20:

non agam igitur cum ista Sardorum conspiratione et cum expresso, coacto sollicitatoque periurio subtiliter neque acu quaedam enucleata argumenta conquiram, sed contra impetum istorum impetu ego nostro concurram atque confligam.

So I am not going to discuss that conspiracy of Sardinians or extorted, forced, and solicited perjury, nor will I subtly probe into any arguments they have hatched; I will confront them, and fend off their attack with one of our own.