PERJURE


Meaning of PERJURE in English

v.refl. Law 1 wilfully tell an untruth when on oath.

2 (as perjured adj.) guilty of or involving perjury.

Derivatives:

perjurer n.

Etymology: ME f. OF parjurer f. L perjurare (as PER-, jurare swear)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.