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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perjure (ˈpɜːdʒə)

—vb
	(tr) criminal law to render (oneself) guilty of perjury

[C15: from Old French parjurer, from Latin perjūrāre, from per- + jūrāre to make an oath, from jūs law]

'perjurer

—n

perjured (ˈpɜːdʒəd)

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

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Example sentences

Prosecutorial use of perjured testimony or testimony known to be false invokes the highest level of appellate scrutiny.

Baker argues that the district court admitted perjured testimony.

As a direct result of this failure, contradictory and perjured testimony was allowed to go unchallenged or questioned.

Perez declared that bogus arrests, perjured testimony, and the planting of drop guns on unarmed civilians were commonplace.

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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