Perjures

verb

To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.

What it means

  1. (verb) To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court. “He perjured himself.”
  2. (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.
  3. (verb) To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

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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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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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