perjure
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Is perjure a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of perjure?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (reflexive) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.Examples: "He perjured himself."reflexive
2. (transitive) 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.Examples: "Want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal."transitive
3. (transitive) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.Examples: "And with a virgin innocence did pray / For me, that perjured her."transitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A perjured person.Examples: "He comes in like a perjure, wearing papers"obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary