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
Futch also faces a 5-year sentence and a $250,000 fine for perjury.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
People are already required to attest to being citizens, under penalty of perjury, in order to vote.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
In very rare cases, a commissioner can file their own charge against an employer, but it wouldn’t be made public and would require the commissioner to provide evidence of possible discrimination under penalty of perjury, Yang said.
—Alexandra Olson and Claire Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Bryan took on the case, seeing evidence of police misconduct and perjury.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
People are already required to attest to being citizens, under penalty of perjury, in order to vote.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
In very rare cases, a commissioner can file their own charge against an employer, but it wouldn’t be made public and would require the commissioner to provide evidence of possible discrimination under penalty of perjury, Yang said.
—Alexandra Olson and Claire Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Bryan took on the case, seeing evidence of police misconduct and perjury.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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The libel lawsuit was settled within weeks, CNN reported, with the website issuing a retraction and acknowledging that Kardashian had in fact been robbed at gunpoint.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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In December, Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel following the newspaper’s publication of an article detailing Lively’s accusations.—
Chloe Melas,
NBC news,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Of California’s 280 state parks, 17 lie in San Diego County — and several of those rank high for visitors.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
Noun
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In Antioquia, many of those connected by the paisa mutation live with a similar sense of distortion.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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The conductive nature of the neodymium magnet reduces distortion by damping voice coil inductance losses.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The fabrication spun out of control when a detective, armed with photos of potential suspects, asked Gumpright to point to the culprit.—
Sara Cline,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Greenland is rich in minerals important to the fabrication of military and high-tech goods, and, as Arctic ice melts, sea lanes alongside it are expected to become more important for global shipping.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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