Meanings
plural perjurers
- someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath
Come in, you false witness, you perjurer, you suborner of evidence, come in!
1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC1 more example
Here are none exempted or excluded, be they never so prophane or wretched, no Atheist, adulterer, thief, or murderer, no lyer, perjurer, Witch or conjurer, &c· al are one fellowship, one body, one Church.
1607, Henry Ainsworth, The confession of faith of certayn English people living in exile, in the Low countreyesSynonyms: false witness, knight of the post
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who has committed perjury by lying under oath
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian лъжесвидетел
- лъжесвидетел (lăžesvidetel)person who has lied under oath
Czech křivopřísežník
- křivopřísežníkperson who has lied under oath
Finnish valanrikkoja, valapatto
- valanrikkojaperson who has lied under oath
- valapattoperson who has lied under oath
French parjure
- parjureperson who has lied under oath
German Meineidige
- Meineidigeperson who has lied under oath
Italian spergiuro, spergiura
- spergiuroperson who has lied under oath
- spergiuraperson who has lied under oath
Māori kaioati teka
- kaioati tekaperson who has lied under oath
Norwegian løftebryter
- løftebryterperson who has lied under oath
Polish krzywoprzysięzca
- krzywoprzysięzcaperson who has lied under oath
Russian лжесвиде́тель, кля́твопресту́пник
- лжесвиде́тель (lžesvidételʹ)person who has lied under oath
- кля́твопресту́пник (kljátvoprestúpnik)person who has lied under oath
Spanish perjurador, perjuradora
- perjuradorperson who has lied under oath
- perjuradoraperson who has lied under oath
Swedish menedare
- menedareperson who has lied under oath
Turkish yalancı şahit
- yalancı şahitperson who has lied under oath
Cite this entry
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