perjure

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

A perjured person.
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.
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

lie(English)bear false witness(English)manswear(English)prevaricate(English)suborn(English)misswear(English)testilie(English)misprofess(English)herself(English)themselves(English)himself(English)

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Sources

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