commit perjury
Example Sentences
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“If you commit perjury during your trial, I think any judge is going to take that into account at sentencing,” Maimin said.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2024
They are too well-trained and so firm in their devotion that they would do anything, including commit perjury, to protect him.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023
The man, 58, was held on suspicion of money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the Home Office and conspiracy to commit perjury.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022
A deposition is like an interview, usually held in a law office or conference room, except witnesses must swear an oath and could be subject to penalties if they commit perjury.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Neylan originally opposed Sproul’s version of the oath, on the curious grounds that it would simply encourage its targets—the radicals assumed to be swarming over the university—to commit perjury.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
