commit perjury
Example Sentences
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He also said McGregor should be referred for "subornation of perjury", meaning inducing people to commit perjury.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025
“If you commit perjury during your trial, I think any judge is going to take that into account at sentencing,” Maimin said.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2024
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
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
