perjure

per·jure

transitive verb

-·jured, -·jur·ing

to make (oneself) guilty of perjury

Origin of perjure

Middle English parjuren from Old French parjurer from Classical Latin perjurare from per, through + jurare, to swear: see jury

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perjure

transitive verb

per·jured, per·jur·ing, per·jures Law

To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.

Origin of perjure

Middle English perjuren from Old French perjurer from Latin periūrāre per- per- iūrāre to swear ; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.

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per′jur·er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present perjures, present participle perjuring, simple past and past participle perjured)

(reflexive) 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.
He perjured himself.
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

Noun

(plural perjures)