as in lied
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend
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Investigators found that Owens has seemingly altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video and lied multiple times under oath between May 2023 and June 2024, prosecutors claimed.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Schrader was questioned in 1962, failed a polygraph and lied about his alibi before leaving Pennsylvania, according to the DA’s office.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Prevaricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricated. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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