Perjure PERJURE, v.t. per'jur. [L. perjuro; per and juro, to swear;
that is, to swear aside or beyond.] Willfully to make a false oath when
administered by lawful authority or in a court of justice; to forswear;
as, the witness perjured himself. PER'JURE, n. A perjured
person. [Not used.]
perjure transitive verb (perjured; perjuring)
Etymology: Anglo-French parjurer, perjurer, from Latin
perjurare, from per- detrimentally, for the worse
+ jurare to swear — more at per-, juryDate: 1535
1. to make a perjurer of (oneself) 2.obsolete to
cause to commit perjury
perjure v.refl. Law 1 wilfully tell an untruth when on oath. 2 (as perjured adj.) guilty of or involving perjury. Derivatives: perjurer n. Etymology: ME f. OF parjurer f.
L perjurare (as PER-, jurare swear)
perjure
(perjures, perjuring, perjured)
If someone perjuresthemselves in a court of law, they lie, even though they
have promised to tell the truth.
Witnesses lied and perjured themselves...VERB: V pron-refl
perjure
ˈpə:dʒə v.refl. Law 1 wilfully tell an untruth when on oath. 2
(as perjured adj.) guilty of or involving perjury. øøperjurer n. [ME f. OF
parjurer f. L perjurare (as PER-, jurare swear)]
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.
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