Perjure

noun

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA perjured person.

2.verbTo knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.

"He perjured himself."

3.verbTo 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.

4.verbTo make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

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