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
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The 37-year-old former Republican congressman from New York ran for office telling a series of lies and fabrications about his personal life.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
2 June 2026 -
Untangling the optimism from the lies of that period is a difficult task.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
Noun
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But once those distortions are removed, the underlying trend is hard to spin.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s vice chairman and global head of science and natural history, told ARTnews that lower-quality examples often suffer from distortions, poor fossilization, or heavy-handed restoration.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Historians, strategists, and analysts are brought in to give some context, particularly for the question of how much these impressions influence voters — do these performances merge with their targets’ public personas, turning comic exaggerations into liabilities?—
Jason Bailey,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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One potential way of combating such AI fabrications is with AI.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The report also considers which shades best complement the drapey, lightweight fabrications gaining traction in the market.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Perjuries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjuries. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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