as in to lie
law
to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury
He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.
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Listen to this article Donald Trump’s loyal longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg headed back to Rikers Island for five months on Wednesday for perjuring himself during the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case against the ex-president.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
Defense lawyers in Trump's hush money case have argued that Cohen perjured himself again during his testimony in the civil fraud trial, further diminishing his credibility.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Additionally, there’s also the possibility that Trump could perjure himself — or knowingly make false testimony — while on the stand, Fairley said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
In the criminal complaint filed last year, prosecutors alleged Price voted on matters connected to his wife’s business and perjured himself by failing to reveal his financial interest in those matters on disclosure forms that must be filed with the city.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
Defense lawyers in Trump's hush money case have argued that Cohen perjured himself again during his testimony in the civil fraud trial, further diminishing his credibility.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Additionally, there’s also the possibility that Trump could perjure himself — or knowingly make false testimony — while on the stand, Fairley said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
In the criminal complaint filed last year, prosecutors alleged Price voted on matters connected to his wife’s business and perjured himself by failing to reveal his financial interest in those matters on disclosure forms that must be filed with the city.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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The real power of this watch lies in the small details, from the typeface used for the scales, to the shape of the hands and hour markers, to the faceted spider lugs.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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In support of those applications, McKeon lied about the number of employees the business employed and the income the employees earned, documents say.Mike Deak, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Reports indicating otherwise are entirely fabricated.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The actor became infamous for fabricating stories about his life, including tales of witnessing a clown die and being a women’s hand model.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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Altered video misrepresents 2018 segment of Maddow's show The video in the Instagram post shows a risque meme Musk shared on his X social media platform about being tempted to purchase MSNBC.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Baldwin on Sunday described herself as the only candidate who would not cut the program, while Hovde has accused her of misrepresenting his position on the matter.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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File-sharing phishing attacks, are an email threat in which a cybercriminal legitimate file-hosting or e-signature solutions to deceive the victim.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article The U.S. Federal Trade Commission began sending payments to players of Fortnite who were deceived into making unwanted in-game purchases.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Perjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjure. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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