PERJURE


Meaning of PERJURE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' p ə r-j ə r

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: per · jured ; per · jur · ing \ ' p ə r-j ə -ri ŋ , ' p ə rj-ri ŋ \

Etymology: Anglo-French parjurer, perjurer, from Latin perjurare, from per- detrimentally, for the worse + jurare to swear ― more at PER- , JURY

Date: 1535

1 : to make a perjurer of (oneself)

2 obsolete : to cause to commit perjury

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