Perjured

Perjured
Perjured Per"jured, a. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn. --Shak. ``Perjured persons.'' --1 Tim. i. 10. ``Their perjured oath.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • perjured — adj 1: guilty of perjury a perjured witness 2: marked by perjury perjured testimony Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • perjured — [pər joor′ē əspʉr′jərd] adj. 1. guilty of perjury [a perjured witness] 2. characterized by perjury [perjured testimony]: also perjurious [pər joor′ē əs] …   English World dictionary

  • perjured — perjured; un·perjured; …   English syllables

  • Perjured — Perjure Per jure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per through, over + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.] 1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perjured — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)ʤə(r)d[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n In a court of law, perjured evidence or perjured testimony is a false statement of events. The judgment depended on information that was based on perjured testimony …   English dictionary

  • perjured — adjective 1. : guilty of perjury : forsworn O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart Shakespeare 2. : marked by perjury : perjurious a conviction manifestly based on perjured testimony O.K.Fraenkel …   Useful english dictionary

  • perjured — perjuredly, adv. perjuredness, n. /perr jeuhrd/, adj. 1. guilty of perjury. 2. characterized by or involving perjury: perjured testimony. [1425 75; late ME; see PERJURE, ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • perjured — adj. Perjured is used with these nouns: ↑testimony …   Collocations dictionary

  • perjured — /ˈpɜdʒəd/ (say perjuhd) adjective 1. guilty of perjury. 2. characterised by or involving perjury: perjured testimony …  

  • perjured testimony — index frame up Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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