perjured
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per·jure
(pûr′jər)tr.v. per·jured, per·jur·ing, per·jures Law
To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.
[Middle English perjuren, from Old French perjurer, from Latin periūrāre : per-, per- + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
per′jur·er n.
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perjured
(ˈpɜːdʒəd) orperjurous
adj
1. (Law)
a. having sworn falsely
b. having committed perjury
2. (Law) involving or characterized by perjury: perjured evidence.
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