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perjurer

/ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,517 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: perjurers

A perjurer is somebody who lies under oath. Expose a perjurer.

The offence is against the court rather than the other party, which is why it is prosecuted separately. A perjurer can be jailed even where the case they lied in was won.

Definitions of perjurer

  1. 1nounperjurerSomebody who lies under oath.C1

    “The judge described him as a perjurer in open court.”

perjurer is a person.

Where it comes from

From perjure + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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