Main Entry: per·jure

Pronunciation: \ˈpər-jər\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): per·jured; per·jur·ing \ˈpər-jə-riŋ, ˈpərj-riŋ\

Etymology: Anglo-French parjurer, perjurer, from Latin perjurare, from per- detrimentally, for the worse + jurare to swear — more at per-, jury

Date: 1535

1 : to make a perjurer of (oneself)
2 obsolete : to cause to commit perjury