Dictionary Entry
perjure
perjure is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
- 3noun
A perjured person.
- 4verb
knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
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