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perjure

🇬🇧 UK/'pɜːdʒə/🇺🇸 US/'pә:dʒә/
GREB1

Definitions

v.

To tell a deliberate lie while under oath in a court of law.

作伪证;发假誓

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
jurlaw, right, justice
+
esuffix
=perjure

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The witness was charged with perjuring himself in court.

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