perjure C1 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈpɝdʒɚ/ UK /ˈpɜːdʒə/ See IPA manual Freq #42896 Meanings 1 verb to knowingly make a false statement under oath and thereby commit perjury, usually used reflexively The witness would perjure herself if she repeated the claim under oath. 2 verb to cause someone to violate an oath or swear falsely; now rare The conspirators tried to perjure the official by forcing him to swear to a false account. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to knowingly make a false... forswearlie under oath 2 verb · to cause someone to violate... corruptsuborn Word family Derived forms perjurerperjurorunperjured Related forms perjuryoathtestimony Etymology From Old French parjurer and Latin periurare, 'to swear falsely,' formed from per- in a sense of wrongdoing and iurare, 'to swear,' from ius or iuris, 'law or right.' Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perjure **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpɝdʒɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜːdʒə/ **Frequency rank:** 42896 ## Meanings 1. to knowingly make a false statement under oath and thereby commit perjury, usually used reflexively 2. to cause someone to violate an oath or swear falsely; now rare ## Examples - The witness would perjure herself if she repeated the claim under oath. - The conspirators tried to perjure the official by forcing him to swear to a false account. ## Synonyms - forswear - lie under oath ## Derived Forms - perjurer - perjuror - unperjured ## Related Forms - perjury - oath - testimony ## Etymology From Old French parjurer and Latin periurare, 'to swear falsely,' formed from per- in a sense of wrongdoing and iurare, 'to swear,' from ius or iuris, 'law or right.' ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown