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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
Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said.
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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 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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Two federal immigration agents involved in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis last month appear to have lied about the details of the incident, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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Puig was alleged to have lied about gambling on sports.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Micro-robots and devices To demonstrate practical applications, the team fabricated several working devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Deniers claim that the gas chambers never existed and that the Holocaust is either grossly exaggerated or fabricated out of whole cloth.—
Elliott Broidy,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Perjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjured. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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