perjure

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɜː(r)dʒə(r)/

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• Homophone: purger

Verb

Plain form perjure

Third-person singular perjures

Past tense perjured

Past participle perjured

Present participle perjuring

1. (law) If you perjure, you knowingly make a false statement of witness in court.

   He perjured himself.