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He had a reputation for drinking and admitted that he had perjured himself during earlier testimony in New Orleans, damaging his credibility.

Another was that Wilkie perjured himself in his testimony to investigators with the inspector general’s office.

Whoever praises Luther is a worse sinner than an idolater, perjurer, or thief.

A convicted perjurer gives evidence, and has a pecuniary interest in the result.

One was instigated by a perjurer and a heretic, the other by an indentured servant, in all probability from a convict ship.

To cause loss of liberty or property by false witness was punished by the penalty the perjurer sought to bring upon another.

Of a noted liar and perjurer it was said 'He would swear that a coal porter was a canary.'

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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