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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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Throughout history governments have sometimes lied, especially during wars.—
Max Hastings,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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What the warrant reveals The 18‑page warrant says a Glen Rose police officer contacted Tarrant County detectives in mid‑February 2026, alleging Laura lied about her son's medical history to obtain an unnecessary feeding tube in June 2025.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Chip designers and manufacturers try to squeeze as much computing power as possible onto each individual chip, fabricated on silicon wafers in a manufacturing process that relies on highly specialized equipment and requires thousands of intricate steps.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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This includes the sobering reality that artificially fabricated strands can be blended into the bunch, that not all human hair is created equal, and most hair does not all originate from the same donor or arrive in the same caliber of quality.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Perjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjured. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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