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Perjure vs Perjured - What's the difference?

perjure | perjured |

As verbs the difference between perjure and perjured

is that perjure is while perjured is (perjure).

perjure

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (reflexive) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
  • 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.
  • He perjured himself.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal.
  • To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
  • * J. Fletcher
  • And with a virgin innocence did pray / For me, that perjured her.

    Synonyms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A perjured person.
  • (Shakespeare)
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    perjured

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perjure)

  • perjure

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (reflexive) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
  • 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.
  • He perjured himself.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal.
  • To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
  • * J. Fletcher
  • And with a virgin innocence did pray / For me, that perjured her.

    Synonyms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A perjured person.
  • (Shakespeare)
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