perjures
Lies under oath
Perjures is the third-person singular of perjure, meaning to lie under oath.
The verb almost always appears reflexively: She perjures herself on the witness stand.
To perjure oneself is to commit perjury—a criminal offense in legal proceedings where truthfulness is sworn.
Formal binding promise
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- witnessOne who attests
- subornationInducing another to commit perjury
indictment · felony · prosecution · defendant · subpoena · affidavit · deposition · cross-examination
Deliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- lieDeliberate falsehood
untruth · prevarication · distortion · misstatement · deceit · duplicity · dissembling · equivocation
One who breaks allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- oath-breakerOne who violates vows
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
Judas · treachery · double-crosser · backstabber · quisling · snake · informant · defector
oath
Formal binding promise
subornation · indictment · felony · prosecution · defendant · subpoena · affidavit · deposition · cross-examination · conviction
falsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
lie · untruth · prevarication · distortion · misstatement · deceit · duplicity · dissembling · equivocation · fib
betrayer
One who breaks allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- oath-breakerOne who violates vows
- deceiverOne who tricks others
turncoat · Judas · treachery · double-crosser · backstabber · quisling · snake · informant · defector
perjureskeeps faith
Maintains trust and commitment
confesses · comes clean · admits · verifies
- perjury chargeAccusation of lying under oath