Thesaurus: perjure

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
3. n. A perjured person.
4. v. knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
5. 1. 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. Shak. 2. 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. 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. A perjured person. [Obs.] Shak.
6. A perjured person. [Obs.] Shak.
7. v:100 v. knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury