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perjure |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perjure \Per"jure\, n. [L. perjurus: cf OF parjur F. parjure.] A perjured person. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perjure v : knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
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