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Rareperjure
The correct spelling is perjure.
How to pronounce perjure
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Per-jur-e
The correct spelling is perjure. A perjured person. For example: "He perjured himself."
Usage Examples
“He perjured himself.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A perjured person.
verb
- 1.To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
- 2.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.
- 3.To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
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