perjurious

Definition of perjuriousnext

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Recent Examples of perjurious None of the justices’ remarks during those hearings actually appear to be perjurious. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 June 2022 Maldonado ruled last month that a special prosecutor should investigate whether any prosecutors, past or present, engaged in criminal conduct — not just the allegedly perjurious former assistant state’s attorney, Nick Trutenko. Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2021 The state’s attorney claimed that it had been concocted by the Skakel family and founded on the perjurious testimony of the petitioner’s alibi witnesses. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 4 May 2018 The prosecutor can cross-examine the perjurious defendant or present evidence to the contrary. Richard A. Posner, Slate Magazine, 25 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjurious
Adjective
  • The source said the Post’s report that such a conversation had been arranged was erroneous.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes vehicles are called back for fixes as minor as changing a few pages in a vehicle’s owner’s manual that were either missing or contained erroneous information.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Spanish officials have blamed traffickers for spreading similar misleading information, and there is a growing suspicion that Moroccan authorities initially failed to stop the crowds, intentionally allowing the surge to grow.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Pruitt’s interest in opera is genuine, but the flourish is misleading.
    Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The outlet’s fact-check concluded that the bottle-throwing being an intentional attack on Sanborn was untrue.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • That is both not enough rides to understand the concerns of frequent riders and flatly untrue.
    Nik Hunder, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Adjective
  • Defenders of Israel believe that designation is fallacious and dangerous.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • There is a widespread but fallacious perception that India's tariffs are inordinately high.
    Mohan Kumar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There are factors that could tilt in favor of Fauci’s strategy, including the fact that his pardon would not protect him from potential state prosecutions or from a federal prosecution related to any testimony that investigators deemed false.
    Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, the suit added, county officials later acknowledged that was false; no one from DCFS saw Sophia in person after that September 2021 report.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Perjurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjurious. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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