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to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury
He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.
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Recent Examples of perjured
Separately, the county board of supervisors has hired outside legal counsel to guide them on how to respond to allegations that the sheriff perjured himself during a deposition in a First Amendment lawsuit brought against him by one of his own deputies.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
—Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
—Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjured
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Days turned to weeks and Winfrey lied again, saying her teacher didn’t want the dog back.—
Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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But a federal judge later dismissed the charges, and federal officials opened an investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what happened.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Some of those numbers may be completely fabricated, while others may belong to real people whose caller ID information is being misused.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Specifically, Sosa Cardona fabricated foreign law enforcement reports and other documents as false backup for his clients' asylum claims, prosecutors said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Perjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjured. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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