perjury
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Though he lost his first attempt in 1986, Jones won their rematch two years later after Swindall had been indicted for perjury in relation to a money-laundering scheme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“First, the possibility that he might say something false and be prosecutable for perjury under federal law. Second, possibility that something he said might conceivably be used by some state government to prosecute him criminally.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Telling a federal judge the same kind of thing carries the threat of disbarment and perjury charges, and no amount of bravado previously reserved for on-air broadcasts could change that math.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Defendants were offered the opportunity to end this litigation by filing written declarations under the penalty of perjury... that the Fund will not proceed in any manner or under any other name," the judge said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Perl was eventually tried and cleared of the espionage charges, but he was convicted of perjury for lying about his association with the Rosenbergs.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
This, Denery points out, gave liars some flexibility: They could perhaps justify their perjuries with a crop of favorable outcomes—not just for their neighbors, but for themselves too.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2015
Several little harmless perjuries make an airtight case for the prosecution.
From Time Magazine Archive
The defense drew from Cook the admission that he had not been indicted for any of his perjuries.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the sentence, rendered December 8, he was acquitted of attempting the life of Benedict XI., while on the other charges his guilt was aggravated by no less than seventy perjuries committed under examination.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
The most memorable of all the delusions and slanders of the times was produced by the perjuries of an unprincipled wretch called Titus Oates.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by John Lord
Vocabulary lists containing perjury
The Crucible
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You Be the Judge: Jud, Jur, Jus
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