Perjure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Law To make (oneself) guilty of perjury by deliberately testifying falsely under oath.
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  • v. To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
  • n. A perjured person.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
  • n. A perjured person.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To swear falsely; be false to oaths or vows; bear false witness.
  • To render guilty of the crime of testifying falsely under oath or solemn affirmation, especially in judicial or official proceedings, or of being false to one's oaths or vows; forswear: commonly used reflexively: as, the witness perjured himself.
  • To swear falsely to; deceive by false oaths or protestations.
  • Synonyms Perjure, Forswear. Perjure is now technical and particular; strictly, it is limited to taking a legal oath falsely; occasionally it is used for forswear. Forswear is general, but somewhat old-fashioned.
  • n. A perjured person.
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  • v. knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
    • Verb Form
    perjured    perjures    perjuring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lie   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    forswear    manswear   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    demerger    merger   
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