perjure

Meaning

Verb

1. (reflexive) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
2. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

Noun

A perjured person.

Synonyms

forswear

commit perjury

swear falsely

falsify

fib

deceive

lie

misrepresent

Translations

perjurar

ψευδορκώ

parjurer

δίνω ψευδή όρκο

επιορκώ

spergiurare

perjurar

meineed plegen

yalan

testimoniare il falso

yalan şahadete dayanan

حنث

einen Meineid leisten

falsch schwören

ψευδομαρτυρώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.