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perjured

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per·jure  (pûrjr)
tr.v. per·jured, per·jur·ing, per·jures Law
To make (oneself) guilty of perjury by deliberately testifying falsely under oath.
[Middle English perjuren, from Old French perjurer, from Latin perirre : per-, per- + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
perjur·er n.
perjured [ˈpɜːdʒəd]
adj Criminal law
1. (Law)
a.  having sworn falsely
b.  having committed perjury
2. (Law) involving or characterized by perjury perjured evidence
Translations
perjured [ˈpɜːdʒəd] ADJ [evidence] → falso
perjured
adj evidence, witness → meineidig


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As a matter of fact, you would have been at the Tower, or underneath it, at this very moment, but for the young lady who probably perjured herself to save you.
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Reed had been alive he would have treated me kindly; and now, as I sat looking at the white bed and overshadowed walls-- occasionally also turning a fascinated eye towards the dimly gleaning mirror--I began to recall what I had heard of dead men, troubled in their graves by the violation of their last wishes, revisiting the earth to punish the perjured and avenge the oppressed; and I thought Mr.
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Judge Scott did not know all things, and he did not know that he was party to a police conspiracy, that the evidence was hatched and perjured, that Jim Hall was guiltless of the crime charged.
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