as in libel
law
the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth
He was found guilty of perjury.
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Recent Examples of perjury
Per the Duke Chronicle, then-N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper did not prosecute Mangum for perjury after the case was dismissed.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
But Mangum was not prosecuted for perjury due to questions about her mental health.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Charges of fraud, perjury, theft and false filings ultimately landed him a 150-year prison sentence.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
But revenue and spending statements Clancy has completed under the penalty of perjury contain conflicting information.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
But Mangum was not prosecuted for perjury due to questions about her mental health.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Charges of fraud, perjury, theft and false filings ultimately landed him a 150-year prison sentence.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
But revenue and spending statements Clancy has completed under the penalty of perjury contain conflicting information.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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Defamation trials are rare in the U.S. due to constitutional protections for the press, which make proving libel difficult.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Lively sued Baldoni for mental pain and anguish, severe emotional distress, and lost wages; Baldoni sued the New York Times for libel, alleging that the publication defamed him with its piece about the alleged PR campaign against Lively.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Former Fox Broadcasting executive Preston Padden and other activists argued that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, the father and son who control Fox Corp, should be held accountable for Fox’s promotion of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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The fourth sought to block Fox Corp.'s local TV division's renewal of the license for its Philadelphia station over corporate sibling Fox News's promotion of lies about fraud in the 2020 elections.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Works transposed into foreign languages—and cultures—inevitably suffer omissions and distortion.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The economic distortions created by centralized monetary policy, and the trillions in debt, inflationary pressures, and regulatory overreach that follow are not going away anytime soon.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, in trying to match your CV to a particular job spec, many of these ‘enhancements’ end up being a bit of stretch at best, and complete fabrications at worst.—
Amanda Kavanagh | This Column was created by Jobbio,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the goal of bombarding U.S. voters with falsehoods and fake news in order to sway the election, these foreign operatives worked to spread inconceivable fabrications—and succeeded.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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