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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
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday afternoon announced that Hill, 57, has been charged with obstructing justice and misconduct in Colleton County and perjury in Richland County.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Hill also faces a misdemeanor charge of perjury in Richland County, according to a press release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
—Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 14 May 2025
She was also charged with one count of perjury in Richland County, South Carolina.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The District Attorney’s Office notified the San Diego City Attorney’s Office a year later that Scott would not be charged with perjury, the petition states.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Hill also faces a misdemeanor charge of perjury in Richland County, according to a press release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
—Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 14 May 2025
She was also charged with one count of perjury in Richland County, South Carolina.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The District Attorney’s Office notified the San Diego City Attorney’s Office a year later that Scott would not be charged with perjury, the petition states.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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On New Year’s Eve, Baldoni sued The New York Times for $250 million for libel over their initial story about Lively’s allegations.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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This group also advises on libel, intellectual property, and other concerns relating to content.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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Of course, as with everything involved in this sextortion scam, that’s a lie.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Newsom is seeking $787 million — the same amount that Fox News paid to settle a defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that claimed the network repeatedly aired false allegations about its voting machines to boost Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was rigged.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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Justice Samuel Alito warned in his own concurrence against the CASA opinion being undermined by distortions of the class action and standing rules in future cases.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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Trying to keep the integrity of the original, those distortions remain.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
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The Polish chronicler Ryszard Kapuściński tried to do for the age of decolonization what Malaparte did for the Second World War, though without winning the same indulgence for fabrication.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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In Arizona, the Taiwan company is developing six semiconductor fabrication plants, Chron reports.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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