perjure
verb (used with object)
to render (oneself ) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation.
had perjured
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past perfectof perjure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In his Soldier F judgement, Judge Lynch said that some of the soldiers had perjured themselves.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
When Kaplan explained himself from the bench on Monday, he confirmed that he found Bankman-Fried had perjured himself on the stand three different times.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2024
He was still on the witness stand when Forbes, whose reporters had discussed the size disparity with Weisselberg and revealed it publicly in 2017, published an article on its website suggesting he had perjured himself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
That mishap immediately raised suspicions that Jones had perjured himself in prior testimony.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022
It was true that he had perjured himself upon the liner; but so, in spirit if not in words, had I!
From The Firefly of France by Marion Polk Angellotti
