perjuring

verb

present participle of perjure
as in lying
law 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 perjuring By invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination, Fauci himself (and his lawyers) appeared to be worried to some degree about being cornered into perjuring himself. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjuring
  1. lying
  2. fabricating
  3. misrepresenting
  4. deceiving
Verb
  • In any event, Bret is sufficiently moved to start lying and counting extra votes for Debbie.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Orozco, a deep-lying playmaker, broke into Cali’s first team last season.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lying
Verb
  • Deputy Isaiah Williams is charged with domestic battery by strangulation, battery causing bodily harm, tampering or fabricating evidence and robbery sudden snatching.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There are moments where Lucky uses her scheming ways to her advantage and fabricating identities as a means of survival.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabricating
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  • Bonta, in a statement, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting information the two sides had discussed during a preliminary session Friday.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two sides had been due to meet Monday for preliminary discussions for a possible settlement, but Bonta called off the meeting late Sunday, after accusing Paramount of misrepresenting details of an earlier meeting held on Friday.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of misrepresenting
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  • Paul has long accused Fauci of deceiving Americans about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The ensuing investigation ultimately revealed that Angela had framed Hadley and uncovered evidence of her long history of deceiving people to gain sympathy.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of deceiving

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“Perjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjuring. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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