perjure
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·jure /ˈpɜːdʒə $ ˈpɜːrdʒer/ verb perjure yourself SCT law to tell a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law 〔在法庭上〕作伪证 —perjured adjective perjured evidence 伪证 —perjurer noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
perjure• And Mr Mitchum wouldn't perjure himself.• It was true that I would never perjure myself.Origin perjure (1400-1500) Old French parjurer, from Latin perjurare, from jurare “to swear”per·jure verbChineseSyllable
Corpus tell tell to the after to a lie promising
perjure
per‧jure /ˈpɜːdʒə $ ˈpɜːrdʒer/
verb
—perjured adjective:
perjured evidence
—perjurer noun [countable]
per‧jure /ˈpɜːdʒə $ ˈpɜːrdʒer/
verb Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: parjurer, from Latin perjurare, from jurare __to swear__
perjure yourself law to tell a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of lawLanguage: Old French
Origin: parjurer, from Latin perjurare, from jurare __to swear__
—perjured adjective:
—perjurer noun [countable]