commit perjury
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He also said McGregor should be referred for "subornation of perjury", meaning inducing people to commit perjury.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
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
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
Posner: I don’t think the lawyer should have to disclose his client’s intent to commit perjury.
From Slate ● May 25, 2017
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
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