per ‧ jure /ˈpɜːdʒə $ ˈpɜːrdʒer/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: parjurer , from Latin perjurare , from jurare 'to swear' ]
perjure yourself law to tell a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law
—perjured adjective :
perjured evidence
—perjurer noun [countable]