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
Gleeson argued that Flynn did perjure himself, but that this should factor into his sentencing and not be the basis for an additional charge.
From Fox News ● Jun. 10, 2020
Didn’t you do that, knowing that when the report sounded you could make it your excuse for leaving your post, and then perjure yourself as to the time?”
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford
He perjures himself in public all the time.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2018
Spector’s wife perjures herself to cover for him without knowing the truth.
From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015
But his commander perjures himself, and Carrington's wife, who could save the day, refuses to help.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Among the relics of the Cathedral is a crucifix which is supposed to emit drops of blood when one perjures himself before it.
From The Cathedrals of Northern France by Blanche McManus
She either perjures herself a second time,—or else the diamonds, in regard to which my client is in jeopardy, were not in the house at all, and could not then have been stolen.
From The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope
"You cannot call a person a liar, that's not on, that's implying someone has perjured themselves in court," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
When Kaplan explained himself from the bench on Monday, he confirmed that he found Bankman-Fried had perjured himself on the stand three different times.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2024
“The fact that a defendant who lacks credibility and has already been to prison for falsifying business documents may have also perjured himself in this proceeding or the preceding investigation is hardly surprising,” Wallace wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
"Mr. Kise...my role is to get the witness to testify. If he perjured himself yesterday or he perjured himself today, I don't care. I just want him to testify," the judge said.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2023
A review of the other factors set out above does not provide conclusive evidence that the witness, Ralph Meyers, perjured himself at the original trial.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Paradis has previously accused Feuer of knowing about wrongdoing in the case and has accused the former city attorney of perjuring himself during a 2019 deposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Dallas police later filed cases with prosecutors accusing Montenegro of tampering with records and perjuring himself in the investigation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
She also claimed that Passantino was aware of Hutchinson’s knowledge of Ornato’s story — and that when she expressed concerns to him about lying to investigators, Passantino reassured her that she was not perjuring herself.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
Dantos accused the officers of perjuring themselves, and scolded them for their demeanor during the trial.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
Wharton rubbed his hands and looked embarrassed; he had hitherto had no hesitation in perjuring himself, but he could not for the life of him swallow his principles.
From North, South and over the Sea by M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell) Francis
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