perjure

Plural: perjures

Verb

Verb Forms: perjured, perjuring, perjures

To willfully tell a lie under oath; to bear false witness.
knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
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.
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

Noun

A perjured person.

Examples

He perjured himself.
He would never PERJURE himself by claiming a non-existent word was valid.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French parjurer, from Latin periūrō.

Synonyms

forswear, manswear, misswear

Scrabble Score: 16

perjure: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perjure: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perjure: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

perjure: valid Words With Friends Word