Associations to the word «Perjure»

Wiktionary

PERJURE, verb. (reflexive) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
PERJURE, verb. (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.
PERJURE, verb. (transitive) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
PERJURE, noun. (obsolete) A perjured person.

Dictionary definition

PERJURE, verb. Knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury.

Wise words

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe