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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjure
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Our solar system’s region of space lies in the plane of the galaxy, out in one of its spiral arms.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Survivor alum lied about his grandmother dying in a notorious, pivotal moment on the Pearl Islands season of the show in 2003, attempting to drum up sympathy from his fellow players.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Spanish actress — who made history as the first openly transgender performer nominated for an Oscar — denied some of the allegations and claimed certain posts had been fabricated.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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The revelation could help bolster the defense claim that Ephron fabricated the evidence.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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In Baton Rouge, researchers sampled menu items at 24 restaurants and found near 30% – more than one in four – were misrepresented.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump's comments misrepresent the Biden-era rules, which were not a mandate for automakers to manufacture electric vehicles and did not require Americans to buy any specific type of car.—
Kelly Livingston,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Minor leaguers and players trying to make the club out of spring can put up gaudy (deceiving) numbers against dubious competition.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The viewer may feel deceived for a moment, but most people know that trash talk is par for the course among sports fandoms.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Perjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjure. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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