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Definition of perjure - 3 dictionary results

per⋅jure

  [pur-jer]
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–verb (used with object), -jured, -jur⋅ing.
to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation: The witness perjured herself when she denied knowing the defendant.
Origin:
1475–85; < L perjūrāre to swear falsely, equiv. to per- through, i.e., beyond the limits (see per- ) + jūrāre to swear, lit., to be at law, deriv. of jūs jus

Related forms:
per⋅jure⋅ment, noun
per⋅jur⋅er, noun
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per·jure   (pûr'jər)   
tr.v.   per·jured, per·jur·ing, per·jures Law
To make (oneself) guilty of perjury by deliberately testifying falsely under oath.

[Middle English perjuren, from Old French perjurer, from Latin periūrāre : per-, per- + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
per'jur·er n.
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Main Entry: per·jure
Pronunciation: 'p&r-j&r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: per·jured; per·jur·ing
: to make a perjurer of (oneself)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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