PERJURE


Meaning of PERJURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-jər ]

transitive verb

( per·jured ; per·jur·ing ˈpər-jə-riŋ, ˈpərj-riŋ)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.