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perjured

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adjective

guilty of perjury.

characterized by or involving perjury: perjured testimony.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see perjure, -ed²

Related forms

per·jured·ly, adverb

per·jured·ness, noun

non·per·jured, adjective

un·per·jured, adjective

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verb (used with object), per·jured, per·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; < Latin perjūrāre to swear falsely, equivalent to per- through, i.e., beyond the limits (see per-) + jūrāre to swear, literally, to be at law, derivative of jūs jus

Related forms

per·jure·ment, noun

per·jur·er, noun

un·per·jur·ing, adjective

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perjured (ˈpɜːdʒəd)

—*adj*
1.	a. having sworn falsely
	b. having committed perjury
2.	involving or characterized by perjury: perjured evidence

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"The expense of spirit in a waste of shame
Is lust in action; and, till action, lust
Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame,
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel not to trust;
Enjoyed no sooner but despised straight;
Past reason hunted, and no sooner had,
Past reason hated as a swallowed bait
On purpose laid to make the taker mad;
Mad in pursuit, and in possession so;
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;
A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe,
Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.
All this the world well knows, yet none knows well
To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell."

-Shakespeare

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