PERJURIES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

perjuries

noun

plural of perjury

as in libels

law the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth He was found guilty of perjury.

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Noun

The film follows an 11-year-old boy who exploits his brother’s tragic death to fight his father and his community, until his lies expose the hypocrisy and corruption beneath a seemingly moral society.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Their lawsuit against Jones and the 2022 verdict marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws.

— Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lies

Noun

Lamont sees greater potential for distortions in individual names and corners of the market favored by retail traders.

— Lisa Kim,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
But the Kremlin’s progressive embrace of a wartime economy has nonetheless led to major distortions, including rising inflation acute labor shortages, leaving the country in an increasingly precarious fiscal state.

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of distortions

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Shortly after the book was published, criticism came loudly, most focusing on the book’s historical inaccuracies and genealogical fabrications.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Jason Arday, the sociologist who made history as Cambridge University's youngest Black professor, has resigned from the university after weeks of mounting accusations of plagiarism and fabrications in his biography.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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