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perjurerenUK
per·jure P0198100 (pûr′jər)tr.v. per·jured, per·jur·ing, per·jures Law To make (oneself) guilty of perjury. [Middle English perjuren, from Old French perjurer, from Latin periūrāre : per-, per- + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.] per′jur·er n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | perjurer - a person who deliberately gives false testimonyfalse witnessliar, prevaricator - a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly |
perjurernounLaw. One who tells lies:fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, liar, prevaricator.Informal: storyteller.Translations EncyclopediaSeeperjuryperjurerenUK Related to perjurer: perjure yourself, perjurious, forswearperjurern. a person who intentionally lies while under an oath administered by a notary public, court clerk or other official, and thus commits the crime of perjury. A perjurer may commit perjury in oral testimony or by signing or acknowledging a written legal document (such as an affidavit, declaration under penalty of perjury, deed, license application, tax return) knowing the document contains false information. (See: perjury) PerjurerenUK
PerjurerOne who lies under oath. For example, one commits perjury when one knowingly gives false testimony in a court of law. As a result, perjury is illegal in practically every jurisdiction.perjurerenUK Related to perjurer: perjure yourself, perjurious, forswearSynonyms for perjurernoun one who tells liesSynonyms- fabricator
- fabulist
- falsifier
- fibber
- liar
- prevaricator
- storyteller
Synonyms for perjurernoun a person who deliberately gives false testimonySynonymsRelated Words |