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perjures

perjures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perjure.

Meaning of perjure

Verb

perjure (third-person singular simple present perjures, present participle perjuring, simple past and past participle perjured)

  1. (reflexive) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
    • He perjured himself.
  2. (transitive) 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.
    • Want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  3. (transitive) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
    • And with a virgin innocence did pray / For me, that perjured her.1608, John Fletcher, The Faithful Shepherdess

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Questions about perjures

What is perjures the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perjures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perjure.

Words near perjures in the dictionary

  1. perjure
  2. perjured
  3. perjuredly
  4. perjurer
  5. perjurers
  6. perjures
  7. perjuress
  8. perjuresses
  9. perjurest
  10. perjureth
  11. perjuries

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