Perjure definition
To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.
verb
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.
He perjured himself.
verb
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
verb
(obsolete) A perjured person.
noun
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To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.
verb
Origin of perjure
- Middle English perjuren from Old French perjurer from Latin periūrāre per- per- iūrāre to swear yewes- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition