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perjure.

To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɜːd͡ʒə(ɹ)/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɝd͡ʒɚ/Canada, General-American
  1. To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.

    reflexive
    He perjured himself.
  2. 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.

    transitive
  3. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.

noun/ˈpɜːd͡ʒə(ɹ)/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɝd͡ʒɚ/Canada, General-American
  1. A perjured person.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.

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