Perjure

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A perjured person.

II. Perjure ·vt To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations.

III. Perjure ·vt 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.