perjurer
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- noun
- /ˈpɜr.dʒər/
- Formal
:
perjuro
- The judge warned that anyone caught acting as a perjurer would face serious legal consequences.
- liar and perjurer
- convicted perjurer
- serial perjurer
Examples
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After all, he is a perjurer, so it is fitting for another notorious liar to introduce him.
Blog text (22) -
Under your constitution, taking the oath of office immediately makes him a perjurer.
Blog text (19) -
My Lord, this man is a confessed perjurer.
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The testimony of a known perjurer and probable killer..
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We are left with the moral self-analysis of a confessed perjurer.
Academic text (1999) -
It was unusual because other perjurers were not subjected to it.
Academic text (2004) -
Did I mention that Kimberlin is a convicted perjurer and so profoundly dishonest he can't tell the truth to save his life?
Blog text (29) -
I have seen courts punish such perjurers in other ways, such as transferring custody; but I have never seen a court impose a punishment for perjury per se.
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The witness was found to be a perjurer after he changed his story in court.
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During the trial, the jury learned that he was a notorious perjurer who had lied under oath many times.
Synonyms
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A person who on purpose says something untrue in court
Antonyms
How Honest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perjurer comes from Latin parts per- meaning 'against' and jurare meaning 'to swear', and the same jur root appears in familiar words like jury. So a perjurer is someone who goes 'against' their 'oath' by lying after they have sworn to tell the truth.