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Perjured \Per"jured\, a.
Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn. --Shak.
"Perjured persons." --1 Tim. i. 10. "Their perjured oath."
--Spenser.
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Perjure \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per
through, over jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]
1. 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; -- often used
reflexively; as, he perjured himself.
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Want will perjure
The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak.
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2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and
protestations. [Obs.]
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And with a virgin innocence did pray
For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher.
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Syn: To {Perjure}, {Forswear}.

Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there
is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of
forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at
law, namely, the willful violation of an oath
administered by a magistrate or according to law.
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