as in libel
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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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Recent Examples of perjury
Merkel faces up to life in prison if convicted of perjury.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Another witness was Fredrick’s uncle, who was facing a perjury charge and testified that his nephew had confessed to him.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
On Friday, Paniagua was being held in a county jail on a $10,000 bond on felony misconduct and perjury charges, according to online sheriff’s office records.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Prosecutors filed the same three charges, and also a count of perjury, against Singh, 28, of Yuba City.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Another witness was Fredrick’s uncle, who was facing a perjury charge and testified that his nephew had confessed to him.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
On Friday, Paniagua was being held in a county jail on a $10,000 bond on felony misconduct and perjury charges, according to online sheriff’s office records.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Prosecutors filed the same three charges, and also a count of perjury, against Singh, 28, of Yuba City.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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On July 18, the president sued the Wall Street Journal's publisher, Dow Jones & Company, as well as its owner, Rupert Murdoch, alleging the story amounted to libel and slander.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Key Facts Trump filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida alleging libel, assault and slander against Murdoch, Dow Jones and the two reporters behind the Journal’s story, according to multiple outlets.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Basing a political movement on lies and conspiracy theories is inevitably going to come back to haunt you.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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The misinformation, and sometimes blatant lies, being spread around the country could result in someone stepping into a federal operation and suddenly finding themselves face-to-face with a killer who has nothing to lose.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Mitigating these distortions requires aggregating data across multiple platforms, applying credibility checks and validating online findings against offline context and data.—
Dr. Chiranjiv Roy,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The ComEd territory essentially has the least efficient electrical grid in the country, with 40% of homes experiencing power distortion at 8% or greater, according to Whisker Labs.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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And for all their risk of fabrication and hallucination, LLMs really do deliver on that front.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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The chipmaker may reportedly sunset a less popular fabrication process in favor of a newer one, 14A, in a bid to woo TSMC customers Apple and Nvidia.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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