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. — Wezel
She perjured herself before the jury.
The witness perjured herself on the stand.
ruСвидетельница дала ложное показание под присягой. — odexed
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