as in libel
law
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
In the book’s final chapter, Tapper and Thompson suggest that forcing greater disclosure might be up to Congress, which could, for example, pass a law that requires a President’s physician to provide certain health information under penalty of perjury.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
She has been charged with certifying that address as her own under the penalty of perjury.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Reviewers sign written confidentiality agreements under penalty of perjury.
—Kelly S. Mix, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
District Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Owens has been charged with seven counts of fraud, perjury, forgery and evidence tampering.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for perjury
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
She has been charged with certifying that address as her own under the penalty of perjury.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Reviewers sign written confidentiality agreements under penalty of perjury.
—Kelly S. Mix, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
District Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Owens has been charged with seven counts of fraud, perjury, forgery and evidence tampering.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for perjury
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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Will the media’s libel protection last in the age of Trump?—
Ashley Oliver,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Apr. 2025
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Wynn is a longtime friend of Donald Trump, who also has called for stricter libel laws.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The sentiment speaks to what Urban Jürgensen has long understood, that the value of a timepiece lies as much in emotion as in engineering.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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For no other reason than being entranced by Putin's lies and flirtations.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In addition to being a crucial group, the measure also avoids some of the demographic distortions associated with other methods.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Built on manic, strobing guitars and undulating waves of distortion, the music feels both cutting and brutalizing.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Book, of the Homeless Trust, flatly rejected suggestions that the hostel was a security concern, calling them a political fabrication.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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The bill, which passed out of the Senate unanimously, would instruct the Department of Industrial Relations to adopt training programs for best practices for stone fabrication workers and develop a certification process with safety and training standards.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
9 June 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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