perjure
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“He specifically told me, ‘I don’t want you to perjure yourself, but "I don’t recall" isn’t perjury.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
She said the letters were part of a plan by Ms. Toebbe to pressure her husband to perjure himself by falsely saying she knew nothing about the plot.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022
Jones on Tuesday called Bellis a tyrant and said she would be forcing him to perjure himself and say “that I’m guilty and to say that I’m a liar.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
The fact that prosecutors will offer immunity could mean that they believe she did not perjure herself and that Peterson’s conviction will stand, Rahmani said.
From Fox News • Feb. 8, 2022
"No, I will not swear not to wear it, for if I should forget my oath, and put the cap on, then I should perjure myself—and no cap is worth that!"
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r
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