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TOPIK 6noun

위증

wijeung

위증이 · 위증을

perjury, false testimony

Example

그는 법정에서 위증한 혐의로 기소되었습니다.

He was indicted on charges of committing perjury in court.

Word parts

위 false증 testimony

Literally 'false testimony'.

Good to know

The verb is 위증하다; the crime itself is 위증죄.