noun
perjury (as a crime)
Legal term for the criminal offense of giving false testimony under oath.
彼は偽証罪で起訴された。
He was indicted for perjury.
偽証 is the act of giving false testimony; 偽証罪 is the crime of perjury as a legal offense.
Compound of 偽証 (false testimony) and 罪 (crime).