perjure
verb
per·jure
| \ ˈpər-jər
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perjured;
perjuring\ ˈpər-jə-riŋ
, ˈpərj-riŋ \
, ˈpərj-riŋ \
Definition of perjure
Examples of perjure in a Sentence
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In a blistering decision, a King County judge on Tuesday found no merit to allegations that a Seattle police officer perjured himself in testimony about last year’s fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles. — Steve Miletich, The Seattle Times, "Judge calls perjury allegations against officer in Charleena Lyles lawsuit ‘baseless’," 26 June 2018 During depositions taken as part of a 2007 libel lawsuit against Trump biographer Tim O’Brien, Trump admitted to lying publicly more than 30 times in order to avoid lying under oath and perjuring himself. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The raging controversy over whether to call Trump’s lies “lies,” explained," 30 May 2018 May the disagreements that seem to perjure give way to good faith efforts to find solutions to the issues facing Your nation in a manner consistent with the great traditions of our Republican form of government. — Ashley Killough, CNN, "House Chaplain gives opening prayer after rescinding his resignation," 7 May 2018 The defense claimed the prosecution had engaged in misconduct by allowing a former lead investigator in the case to perjure himself. — Shayndi Raice, WSJ, "Prosecutor Drops Charges a Day After Missouri Governor Resigned," 30 May 2018 That’s why, for example, employees cannot be fired for fulfilling jury duty, or for refusing to perjure themselves on the employer’s behalf. — Benjamin Sachs, Vox, "The NFL’s “take a knee” ban is flatly illegal," 25 May 2018 His lawyers say recent evaluations of the records established that Horn was never in possession of that cellphone and that two witnesses for the state perjured themselves. — Fox News, "Connecticut man's murder conviction vacated," 26 Apr. 2018 Three weeks ago, Jonas gained a delay of his sentencing by claiming that three key witnesses against him had been forced by prosecutors to perjure themselves. — John Maccormack, San Antonio Express-News, "Jonas sentenced to 35 years for public corruption in Crystal City," 16 May 2018 Putting details of the Trump-Cohen relationship in the public domain might be an attempt to reduce the likelihood that Trump perjures himself if he is asked about his fixer while under oath. — Jay Willis, GQ, "What the Hell Is Rudy Giuliani Doing?," 3 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perjure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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perjure
transitive verb
per·jure
| \ ˈpər-jər
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perjured;
perjuring
Legal Definition of perjure
: to make a perjurer of (oneself)