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Perjurers vs Perjures - What's the difference?

perjurers | perjures |

As a noun perjurers

is .

As a verb perjures is

(perjure).

perjurers

English

Noun

(head)
  • perjures

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perjure)
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    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

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    Noun

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