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
  • Judge Nicole Hopps last month increased his minimum term of incarceration to 60 years after granting his request to correct the erroneous sentence.
    Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
  • There is a widespread, but erroneous, belief that fraud is why the state Unemployment Insurance Fund is deeply in the red.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • The lawsuit claims several pieces of the ballot summary are misleading.
    Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • But even if the court finds the ballot summary is misleading, that wouldn't erase the measure from the ballot.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Platner has repeatedly called those allegations of violence untrue.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Unfortunately, in our legal system, anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything, truthful or not, and then hide behind litigation privilege to justify the most salacious allegations, no matter how untrue and untested.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Adjective
  • There is a widespread but fallacious perception that India's tariffs are inordinately high.
    Mohan Kumar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The same economists who believe in the same fallacious economic notions?
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Baldoni denied the allegations and maintained that Lively's claims were false.
    Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • Baldoni filed a countersuit in January 2025 for civil extortion, defamation and false light.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 June 2026

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“Perjurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjurious. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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