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Per·jured a. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn. --Shak. “Perjured persons.” --1 Tim. i. 10. “Their perjured oath.” --Spenser.
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Per·jure v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perjured p. pr. & vb. n. Perjuring.]
1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself.
Want will perjure
The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak.
2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. [Obs.]
And with a virgin innocence did pray
For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher.
Syn: -- To Perjure, Forswear.
Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law.