perjure

Example Sentences

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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

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

“If the president were to perjure himself, tamper with witness testimony or corruptly destroy evidence, then such actions would violate well-established law,” the memo stated.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 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

They are unscrupulous about evidence, and many will perjure themselves or bring false witnesses without shame.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.