perjure
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perjure
- /ˈpɜːd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ Australia, UK
- /ˈpɝd͡ʒɚ/ Canada, US
Sounds like purger · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.
verb perjures · perjuring · perjured
- To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court. He perjured himself.
- 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. Want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal.
- To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. And with a virgin innocence did pray / For me, that perjured her.
noun perjures
- A perjured person. He comes in like a perjure, wearing papers
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verb knowingly make a false statement of witness
| Español | perjurar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 作伪证 |
| Français | parjurer |
| Deutsch | einen Meineid schwören, eine Falschaussage machen, lügen |
| Русский | лжесвидетельствовать lžesvidetelʹstvovatʹ |
Talk about this word "perjure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perjure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perjure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perjure "perjure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perjure.Cite this
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