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perjures

verb , present tense third-person singular of perjure

Synonyms and Antonyms of perjures

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 perjures

forswears (also foreswears)

fabricates, fibs, lies, prevaricates

equivocates, fudges, palters

beguiles, cozens, deceives, deludes, dupes, fools, gulls, hoaxes, hoodwinks, kids, snows, takes in, tricks

defames, libels, slanders, traduces

falsifies, misreports, misrepresents, misstates

distorts, garbles

dissembles, dissimulates

misguides, misinforms, misleads

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of perjures

asserts, swears, testifies

authenticates, confirms, substantiates, validates, verifies

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