Definition of perjure in English:

perjure

verb ˈpəːdʒəˈpərdʒər

perjure oneself" or "be perjuredLaw

1Wilfully tell an untruth or make a misrepresentation under oath; commit perjury.
〔律〕作伪证
she admitted that she had perjured herself
她承认自己作了伪证。
Example sentencesExamples
- The proposition assumes that the witness is going to perjure himself or herself.
- Once unmasked, he admitted he had perjured himself.
- In other words, he lied, or perjured himself through giving inaccurate information about his assets.
- Three judges found that the detectives repeatedly lied under oath and the court found that they had perjured themselves.
- If they perjure themselves they can go to jail and forfeit all retirement pay and allowances.
Synonyms
lie under oath, lie, commit perjury, give false evidence/testimony, forswear oneself, be forsworn, bear false witness/testimony, swear falsely
1. 1.1as adjective perjured (of evidence) involving wilfully told untruths.
  she was charged with giving perjured evidence in a court of law
  the evidence was perjured
  Example sentencesExamples
  The statute was intended to combat the numbers of cases of perjured evidence in cases relating to land by requiring written, rather than oral, evidence of contracts.
  I take into account the fact your perjured evidence wasn't accepted by the jury, as they plainly rejected your account of self-defence.
  I want to make it clear that my evidence was not perjured.
  The cases show that one of those exceptional circumstances arises when a judgment has been procured by the perjured evidence of a party in a material particular.
  If a judgment has been obtained by perjured evidence remedies are available to the aggrieved party.
  Synonyms
  lying, untruthful, dishonest, deceitful, false, dissembling, insincere, disingenuous, hypocritical, fraudulent, double-dealing, two-faced, janus-faced, two-timing, duplicitous, perjured, perfidious

Derivatives

perjurer

noun ˈpəːdʒərəˈpərdʒ(ə)rər

Law

You want me to lose three years income against a triple perjurer when the defendant is committing perjury.
Example sentencesExamples
- All these reasons undoubtedly played a part in dissuading potential perjurers.
- Implicit in this belief was an additional premise: in using oaths improperly, perjurers must have somehow marked themselves and made it possible to be identified.
- The perjurers had been out on bail since their original trial.
- Britain's most infamous perjurer enjoyed as much, if not more, attention while in prison than he did on the outside.

Origin

Late Middle English (as perjured in the sense 'guilty of perjury'): from Old French parjurer, from Latin perjurare 'swear falsely', from per- 'to ill effect' + jurare 'swear'.

Rhymes

merger, purger, scourger, urger, verdure, verger

Definition of perjure in US English:

perjure

verbˈpərjərˈpərdʒər

perjure oneselfLaw

Willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court; commit perjury.
〔律〕作伪证
Example sentencesExamples
- Once unmasked, he admitted he had perjured himself.
- Three judges found that the detectives repeatedly lied under oath and the court found that they had perjured themselves.
- In other words, he lied, or perjured himself through giving inaccurate information about his assets.
- If they perjure themselves they can go to jail and forfeit all retirement pay and allowances.
- The proposition assumes that the witness is going to perjure himself or herself.
Synonyms
lie under oath, lie, commit perjury, give false evidence, give false testimony, forswear oneself, be forsworn, bear false testimony, bear false witness, swear falsely

Origin

Late Middle English (as perjured in the sense ‘guilty of perjury’): from Old French parjurer, from Latin perjurare ‘swear falsely’, from per- ‘to ill effect’ + jurare ‘swear’.

词汇	perjure
释义	Definition of perjure in English: perjure verb ˈpəːdʒəˈpərdʒər perjure oneself" or "be perjuredLaw 1Wilfully tell an untruth or make a misrepresentation under oath; commit perjury. 〔律〕作伪证 she admitted that she had perjured herself 她承认自己作了伪证。 Example sentencesExamples The proposition assumes that the witness is going to perjure himself or herself. Once unmasked, he admitted he had perjured himself. In other words, he lied, or perjured himself through giving inaccurate information about his assets. Three judges found that the detectives repeatedly lied under oath and the court found that they had perjured themselves. If they perjure themselves they can go to jail and forfeit all retirement pay and allowances. Synonyms lie under oath, lie, commit perjury, give false evidence/testimony, forswear oneself, be forsworn, bear false witness/testimony, swear falsely 1.1as adjective perjured (of evidence) involving wilfully told untruths. she was charged with giving perjured evidence in a court of law the evidence was perjured Example sentencesExamples The statute was intended to combat the numbers of cases of perjured evidence in cases relating to land by requiring written, rather than oral, evidence of contracts. I take into account the fact your perjured evidence wasn't accepted by the jury, as they plainly rejected your account of self-defence. I want to make it clear that my evidence was not perjured. The cases show that one of those exceptional circumstances arises when a judgment has been procured by the perjured evidence of a party in a material particular. If a judgment has been obtained by perjured evidence remedies are available to the aggrieved party. Synonyms lying, untruthful, dishonest, deceitful, false, dissembling, insincere, disingenuous, hypocritical, fraudulent, double-dealing, two-faced, janus-faced, two-timing, duplicitous, perjured, perfidious Derivatives perjurer noun ˈpəːdʒərəˈpərdʒ(ə)rər Law You want me to lose three years income against a triple perjurer when the defendant is committing perjury. Example sentencesExamples All these reasons undoubtedly played a part in dissuading potential perjurers. Implicit in this belief was an additional premise: in using oaths improperly, perjurers must have somehow marked themselves and made it possible to be identified. The perjurers had been out on bail since their original trial. Britain's most infamous perjurer enjoyed as much, if not more, attention while in prison than he did on the outside. Origin Late Middle English (as perjured in the sense 'guilty of perjury'): from Old French parjurer, from Latin perjurare 'swear falsely', from per- 'to ill effect' + jurare 'swear'. Rhymes merger, purger, scourger, urger, verdure, verger Definition of perjure in US English: perjure verbˈpərjərˈpərdʒər perjure oneselfLaw Willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court; commit perjury. 〔律〕作伪证 Example sentencesExamples Once unmasked, he admitted he had perjured himself. Three judges found that the detectives repeatedly lied under oath and the court found that they had perjured themselves. In other words, he lied, or perjured himself through giving inaccurate information about his assets. If they perjure themselves they can go to jail and forfeit all retirement pay and allowances. The proposition assumes that the witness is going to perjure himself or herself. Synonyms lie under oath, lie, commit perjury, give false evidence, give false testimony, forswear oneself, be forsworn, bear false testimony, bear false witness, swear falsely Origin Late Middle English (as perjured in the sense ‘guilty of perjury’): from Old French parjurer, from Latin perjurare ‘swear falsely’, from per- ‘to ill effect’ + jurare ‘swear’.
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