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
The District Attorney’s Office had also charged McFadden with perjury.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Santiago on counts of perjury and false swearing, and Jastrzembski on a count of false swearing.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Runcie ended up resigning in 2021, after a statewide grand jury indicted him on a perjury charge.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Rebecca Hill, the former court clerk in Colleton County, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury and other misconduct in connection with the trial that led to Murdaugh's conviction.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Santiago on counts of perjury and false swearing, and Jastrzembski on a count of false swearing.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Runcie ended up resigning in 2021, after a statewide grand jury indicted him on a perjury charge.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Rebecca Hill, the former court clerk in Colleton County, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury and other misconduct in connection with the trial that led to Murdaugh's conviction.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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Where are all of the activists who lined the streets screaming about a fake genocide and lying about Israeli apartheid and other libels?—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Challenges about potential points of libel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Whenever the president floated some bizarre policy idea, issued a new threat, or told a brazen lie about the state of the economy, Hassett would be one of the first people on cable news justifying it.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Our entire relationship was built on a lie.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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That's when the voice distortion comes into play — but due to a history of viewers trying to cheat the system, The Masked Singer team does even more to deceive the audience.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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However, practical deployment has been prevented by sensitivity to ambient light, waveform distortion in LEDs, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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