The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perjure \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Perjuring.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per through, over + jurare to swear. See Jury.]
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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; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself.
Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal.
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To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. [Obs.]
And with a virgin innocence did pray For me, that perjured her.
--J. Fletcher.Syn: To Perjure, Forswear.
Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of perjure English)
Usage examples of "perjuring".
Ah, but they’d want to leave this place, wouldn’t they, even if it meant perjuring themselves!