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per·jure
\ˈpərjər, ˈpə̄jə(r, ˈpəijə(r\ verb
(perjured ; perjured ; perjuring \-j(ə)riŋ\ ; perjures)
Etymology: Middle French parjurer, perjurer, from Latin perjurare, from per- detrimentally + jurare to swear — more at per-, jury
intransitive verb
archaic : to violate one's oath, vow, or sworn promise : take an oath with the intention of breaking it : commit perjury
< resolved to abjure and perjure, as occasion might serve — Edward Gibbon >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to cause to commit perjury
< want will perjure the ne'er touched vestal — Shakespeare >
2. : to make a perjurer of (oneself) especially by telling what is false when sworn or swearing to tell the truth : to be involved in or proved guilty of perjury or falsely swearing
< claimed that the witness perjured himself >
< thanked her, with as much enthusiasm as he could muster without actually perjuring himself — Archibald Marshall > |