| 单词 | perjure |
| 释义 | perjure (pɜːʳdʒəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense perjures, present participle perjuring, past tense, past participle perjured verb If someone perjures themselves in a court of law, they lie, even though they have promised to tell the truth. Witnesses lied and perjured themselves. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] perjure in British English (ˈpɜːdʒə) verb (transitive) criminal law to render (oneself) guilty of perjury Derived forms perjurer (ˈperjurer) noun Word origin C15: from Old French parjurer, from Latin perjūrāre, from per- + jūrāre to make an oath, from jūs lawperjure in American English (ˈpɜrdʒər) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈperjured or ˈperjuring to make (oneself) guilty of perjury Derived forms perjurer (ˈperjurer) noun Word origin ME parjuren < OFr parjurer < L perjurare < per, through + jurare, to swear: see jury1Examples of 'perjure' in a sentence |
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