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perjure

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of perjure

law to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury

He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of perjure

forswear (also foreswear)

fabricate, fib, lie, prevaricate

equivocate, fudge, palter

beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, kid, snow, take in, trick

defame, libel, slander, traduce

falsify, misreport, misrepresent, misstate

distort, garble

dissemble, dissimulate

misguide, misinform, mislead

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of perjure

assert, swear, testify

authenticate, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify

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