About The Word Perjure
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Perjure
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What's The Definition Of Perjure?
[v] knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
Synonyms | Synonyms for Perjure: Related Terms | Find terms related to Perjure: See Also | depone | depose | lie | swear Perjure In Webster's Dictionary \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per
through, over + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]
1. 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; -- often used
reflexively; as, he perjured himself.
Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak.
2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and
protestations. [Obs.]
And with a virgin innocence did pray For me, that
perjured her. --J. Fletcher.
Syn: To {Perjure}, {Forswear}.
Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there
is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of
forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at
law, namely, the willful violation of an oath
administered by a magistrate or according to law.
\Per"jure\, n. [L. perjurus: cf. OF. parjur, F. parjure.] A perjured person. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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