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
Corpus has not even sat for an interview other than to the press much less under penalty of perjury.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
In his submission, which was signed under penalty of perjury, Rotta made several false statements, according to a factual proffer filed with his plea agreement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The New York Times v. Sullivan case came about after the newspaper published an ad soliciting donations to defend Martin Luther King Jr. on perjury charges.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
Just 15 federal judges have been impeached, according to the Federal Judicial Center, with the most recent being U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr., who was impeached for accepting bribes and making false statements under penalty of perjury.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
In his submission, which was signed under penalty of perjury, Rotta made several false statements, according to a factual proffer filed with his plea agreement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The New York Times v. Sullivan case came about after the newspaper published an ad soliciting donations to defend Martin Luther King Jr. on perjury charges.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
Just 15 federal judges have been impeached, according to the Federal Judicial Center, with the most recent being U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr., who was impeached for accepting bribes and making false statements under penalty of perjury.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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Baldoni has since sued The Times for libel, and the newspaper stood by its coverage.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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On New Year’s Eve, Baldoni and nine other plaintiffs, including his crisis publicist Melissa Nathan, sued the New York Times for $250 million for libel over their initial story about Lively’s allegations.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Over the course of the game, hosted by the charming Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), the cash changed hands a few times, lies were told, innocent people were voted out, and tears were shed.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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An outside investigation tied a Union County elected official to a controversial social media account accused of spreading lies.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An Invisible Risk The standard literature defines cognitive bias as a systematic distortion that affects decision making processes and cognitive understanding, often resulting from limited data sets and unconscious biases and decision protocols favoring certain viewpoints.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Omitting such differences, however, can sometimes be decisive in invalidating the final evaluation, which can lead to systematic distortions in reasoning, influencing the resulting judgments and decisions.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Add to that the need to build factories and fabrication plants for microchips.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead, each case involved egregious misconduct, including the wholesale fabrication of news stories.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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