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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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Crown prosecutors presented the mother-of-two as a flawed individual who lied repeatedly to police, and resisted attempts by health workers to provide herself and her children with medical care.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025 -
But while Democrats lied, Chicagoans died — especially during Labor Day weekend.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hu said that the multilayered CLC films are fabricated using photoalignment and polymerization techniques and can be scaled through roll-to-roll manufacturing.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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America has fabricated a lot of Pathfinders.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Perjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjured. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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