perjure

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Recent Examples of perjure But a federal judge suggested that Cohen perjured himself either in his testimony or his guilty plea. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024 Garcia Luna’s lawyer, Cesar de Castro, filed a motion to vacate the conviction in December, alleging several witnesses at the trial perjured themselves. John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024 In Twain's novella, no fewer than four local men accept bribes from Brace Dunlap to perjure themselves in order to hang saintly Uncle Silas. arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024 Defense lawyers in Trump's hush money case have argued that Cohen perjured himself again during his testimony in the civil fraud trial, further diminishing his credibility. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for perjure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjure
Verb
  • The islands of Aruba and Curaçao, for example, lie outside the hurricane belt, offering a reliable escape even at the height of hurricane season.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
  • The challenge lies in the complexity of digital evidence and the legitimate privacy concerns that fuel resistance.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Both of them was being investigated by the FBI for trying to fabricate evidence against a representative in Oregon.
    Terry Gross, NPR, 14 July 2025
  • The remaining titles were fabricated by an AI model.
    Jonathan Gillham, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Without that visibility, AI might ignore you or misrepresent you based on outdated or irrelevant content.
    Christine Wetzler, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • In the suit, filed on behalf of Reed and his wife in Davidson County Chancery Court on Jan. 17, Reed contends the school breached his contract, misrepresented his role in the response and inflicted emotional distress on him and his wife, among other things.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • More than 20 children are in the custody of a Southern California child-welfare agency as authorities investigate allegations of child abuse and whether surrogate mothers were deceived by a Los Angeles-area couple.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2025
  • And then he was wishy-washy, went back and forth, and she was deceived and disappointed by him.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 July 2025

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“Perjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjure. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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