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Definition of perjure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

perjure

verb

NAmE//ˈpərdʒər//

perjure yourself (law)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they perjure

he / she / it perjures

past simple perjured

-ing form perjuring

to tell a lie in court after you have sworn to tell the truth

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