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perjure

per·jure [ púrjər ] (past and past participle per·jured, present participle per·jur·ing, 3rd person present singular per·jures) or per·jure your·self [ púrjər ]


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Definition:
 
commit perjury: to tell a lie in a court of law and therefore be guilty of perjury

[15th century. Via French< Latin perjurare "swear falsely" < jurare (see jury)]

per·jur·er noun
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