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perjure
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb perjure has 1 sense
- perjure(v = verb.communication) Array - knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury; Array is one way to lie
Derived forms noun perjurer1, noun perjury1
Sample sentence:
They perjure themselves
CIDE DICTIONARY
perjure, v. t. [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per through, over + jurare to swear. See Jury.].
- 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; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. [1913 Webster]"Want will perjure
The ne'er-touched vestal." [1913 Webster] - To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. [1913 Webster]"And with a virgin innocence did pray
For me, that perjured her." [1913 Webster]
perjure, n. [L. perjurus: cf. OF. parjur, F. parjure.].
A perjured person. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
perjure, v.refl. Law 1 wilfully tell an untruth when on oath.
2 (as perjured adj.) guilty of or involving perjury.
2 (as perjured adj.) guilty of or involving perjury.
Derivative
perjurer n.
Etymology
ME f. OF parjurer f. L perjurare (as PER-, jurare swear)
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