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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
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  • Even more horrifying than death was the thought of lying there, trapped beneath the rubble, listening to my two-year-old son desperately crying for help.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Failure to cooperate or lying can lead to criminal charges, including contempt, perjury, obstruction and related offenses that threaten incarceration.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lying
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  • The Western District of Missouri has led efforts to prosecute pandemic-relief cases this year, including defendants accused of fabricating payroll figures, submitting false tax documents and using PPP proceeds for personal expenses.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • During the 2017 trial, Constand testified for eight hours and Cosby didn’t take the stand, but his defense team countered her claims and argued Constand was fabricating the story.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fabricating
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  • Settlement talks collapsed in late August after Bonta accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting their discussions.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At that public meeting, several parents said Adams should have been fired for misleading them and misrepresenting the condition of the Earl Warren ATP facilities.
    — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of misrepresenting
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  • The public deserves to know which of his points were defensible and which were deceiving.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At Ground Zero, 9/11 widow Terry Strada accused Saudi Arabia of deceiving victims’ families and urged the administration to rethink Washington’s close ties as a landmark lawsuit moves forward.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceiving

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“Perjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjuring. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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