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Webster 1913 Edition
Perjure
Per′jure
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Perjured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Perjuring
.] 1.
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; – often used reflexively;
as, he
. perjured
himselfWant will
The ne’er-touched vestal.
perjure
The ne’er-touched vestal.
Shakespeare
2.
To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
[Obs.]
And with a virgin innocence did pray
For me, that
For me, that
perjured
her. J. Fletcher.
These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law.
Per′jure
,Noun.
[L.
perjurus
: cf. OF. parjur
, F. parjure
.] A perjured person.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Perjure
PERJURE
,Verb.
T.