perjured

[ pur-jerd ]

adjective

1. guilty of perjury.
2. characterized by or involving perjury:

   perjured testimony.

perjured

/ ˈpɜːdʒəd /

adjective

1. 1. having sworn falsely
   2. having committed perjury
2. involving or characterized by perjury

   perjured evidence

Other Words From

• perjured·ly adverb
• perjured·ness noun
• non·perjured adjective
• un·perjured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perjured¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; perjure, -ed ²

Example Sentences

To get around it, couples that wanted to split lied, perjured themselves and manufactured evidence to prove they were entitled to a divorce.

From Salon

But a federal judge suggested that Cohen perjured himself either in his testimony or his guilty plea.

From Seattle Times

"New emails coming out of Wisconsin settlement provide strong proof he perjured himself."

From Salon

"Yeartie's testimony has been particularly harmful and raises the possibility that Willis perjured herself when she declared under oath that their relationship started after Wade was hired," says Rahmani.

From BBC

Trump's lawyers argue that Cohen perjured himself when he testified in a separate civil trial about Trump's business practices that took place last year.

From BBC