What it means
- (verb) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court. “He perjured himself.”
- (verb) To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt.
- (verb) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.
Letter analysis
- Perjures contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 17.
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Common questions
What does Perjures mean?
To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.
How many letters are in Perjures?
Perjures has 8 letters.
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