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Perjure


PERJURE, verb transitive per'jur. [Latin perjuro; per and juro, to swear; that is, to swear aside or beyond.] Willfully to make a false oath when administered by lawful authority or in a court of justice; to forswear; as, the witness perjured himself.

PER'JURE, noun A perjured person. [Not used.]