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Perjure v. t. (past & past part. perjured; pres. part. perjuring)

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; often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. "Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal."

To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. (Obs.) "And with a virgin innocence did pray For me, that perjured her."

Synonyms: To Perjure, Forswear. These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law.

noun

Perjure n. A perjured person. (Obs.)

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"Perjure" Quotes from Famous Books

... him as of no great moment. Therefore it is that hollowness is so often found at the core of their life. Lying and stealing are all but universal. It is said in our District in South India that the regular price of a court witness is two annas (four cents); and he stands ready to perjure himself to any extent for this paltry sum. The ordinary Hindu seems too often to have a predilection for falsehood and uses truth with rare economy! There, dishonesty and petty larceny are foibles too frequently ...

— India's Problem Krishna or Christ • John P. Jones

... closely. Their hatred amounted "almost to a frenzy," and Borrow states that scarcely a day passed without some accusation of other being made to the Civil Governor, all of which were false. People whom he had never seen were persuaded to perjure themselves by swearing that he had sold or given them books. The same system was carried on whilst he was in Africa, because the authorities refused to believe that he was out ...

— The Life of George Borrow • Herbert Jenkins

... who has loved her," said Reuben, with a fierce, quick tone, and dashing his half-burnt cigar from the window; "the authority of one who, if he had chosen to perjure himself and profess a faith which he could not entertain, and wear sanctimonious airs, might have ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 • Various

... jumps up and calls me an old liar and shook hands warmly with me; and Cale Jordan, that was district attorney then, says if Mrs. Pettengill will give him her word of honour to go on the witness stand and perjure herself to this effect then he don't see no use of even putting Kulanche County, State of Washington, to the expense of a trial, the said county already being deep in the hole for its new courthouse—but ...

— Somewhere in Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson

... perjure yourself, uncle, I know perfectly well that it's the worst thing that has ...

— I'll Leave It To You - A Light Comedy In Three Acts • Noel Coward

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