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)2obsolete : to cause to commit perjury