perjure
To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in courtTo knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
» Tom perjured himself.
Том дал ложные показания под присягой.
Meaning
3 senses(reflexive)To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
He perjured himself.
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лжесвидетельствоватьlžesvidetelʹstvovatʹ
(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.
knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
(transitive)To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
Examples
8 sentencesTom perjured himself.
ruТом дал ложные показания под присягой.
She perjured herself before the jury.
The witness perjured herself on the stand.
ruСвидетельница дала ложное показание под присягой.
He had to perjure himself to protect his family.
Mary perjured herself.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.
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Forms
perjures, perjuring, perjured, perjuredSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle