perjure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt.
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

noun

/ˈpɜːd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perjure.wav /ˈpɝd͡ʒɚ/

perjure perjures perjuring perjured

From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.

forswear manswear misswear

perjury

perjurer perjuror unperjured

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