commit perjury
Example Sentences
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They are too well-trained and so firm in their devotion that they would do anything, including commit perjury, to protect him.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023
Outside of potential consequences handed down by the police department, de Gruy said legal punishment for Fernando would be unlikely if he didn’t commit perjury, a crime for which he hasn’t been accused.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
The man, 58, was held on suspicion of money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Home Office and conspiracy to commit perjury.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022
Posner: I don’t think the lawyer should have to disclose his client’s intent to commit perjury.
From Slate • May 25, 2017
Neylan originally opposed Sproul’s version of the oath, on the curious grounds that it would simply encourage its targets—the radicals assumed to be swarming over the university—to commit perjury.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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