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Meaning of perjure

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

perjure

Pronunciation:/ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. A perjured person.

verb

Definitions

  1. To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.

    Example: He perjured himself.

  2. 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.

  3. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.