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Perjure - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Perjure : (verb)
1: knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render
oneself guilty of perjury
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Perjure : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Perjure : \Per"jure\, n. [L. perjurus: cf. OF. parjur, F.
parjure.]
A perjured person. [Obs.] --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Perjure |
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