perjuring

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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