perjure(Criminal law)[verb]Synonyms: perjure oneself
commit perjury, bear false witness, forswear, give false testimony, lie under oath, swear falsely
Related Idioms: commit perjury, lie under oath, swear falsely
Related Words: equivocate,
deceive,
delude,
mislead,
trick,
lie,
prevaricate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
per‧jure /ˈpɜːdʒə $ ˈpɜːrdʒer/
verb[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: parjurer, from Latin perjurare, from jurare 'to swear']
perjure yourself law to tell a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law
—perjured adjective:
perjured evidence—perjurer noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲