Perjure definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PERJURE, v.t. per'jur. [L. perjuro; per and juro, to ... L perjurare (as PER-, jurare swear) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Perjure Per"jure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perjured; p. pr ... corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak. 2. To make a ... pray For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher. 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 ...
... Taking a false oath lawfully administered. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Perjure Per"jure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perjured; p. pr ... corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak. 2. To make a ... pray For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher. 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 ...
... Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Perjure Per"jure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perjured; p. pr ... corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak. 2. To make a ... pray For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher. 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 ...
... To forswear one's self, is to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. Thou shalt not forswear thyself. Matthew 5 ... forsworn adj.) perjured. Phrases and idioms: forswear oneself swear falsely; perjure oneself. Etymology: OE forswerian (as FOR-, SWEAR) Webster's 1913 ... Dryden. To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. ``Thou shalt not forswear thyself.'' --Matt. v. 33. Syn: See Perjure. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Forswear For*swear", v. i. To ...
... the agent; "the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb"; "`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself" Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (reflexive verbs) A ...
... f. AF perjurie f. OF parjurie f. L perjurium (as PERJURE) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Perjury Per"ju*ry, n.; pl. Perjuries. [L. perjurium. See Perjure, v.] 1. False swearing. 2. (Law) At common law, a ...
... Dryden. To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. ``Thou shalt not forswear thyself.'' --Matt. v. 33. Syn: See Perjure. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Forsworn For*sworn", p. p. of ...
... Dryden. To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. ``Thou shalt not forswear thyself.'' --Matt. v. 33. Syn: See Perjure. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Forswore For*swore", imp. of Forswear ...