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perjure

per.jure \'p*r-j*r\ \'p*rj-(*-)rin\ vt or per.jur.ing [MF perjurer, fr. L 
   perjurare, fr. per- to destruction, to th]e bad + jurare to swear - more at 
   PER-, JURY obs  1: to cause to commit perjury  2: to make a perjurer of 
   (oneself)