perjurer

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per·jure (pûr

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.

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Noun

perjurer - a person who deliberately gives false testimony

false witness

liar, prevaricator - a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

Translations

perjurer [ˈpɜːdʒərəʳ] N → perjuro/a m/f

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