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She said the letters were part of a plan by Ms. Toebbe to pressure her husband to perjure himself by falsely saying she knew nothing about the plot.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

Jones on Tuesday called Bellis a tyrant and said she would be forcing him to perjure himself and say “that I’m guilty and to say that I’m a liar.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

The fact that prosecutors will offer immunity could mean that they believe she did not perjure herself and that Peterson’s conviction will stand, Rahmani said.

From Fox News ● Feb. 8, 2022

And she said it was "utterly absurd" to suggest that nine women "could be persuaded to lie to the police, to perjure themselves in court".

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2021

That an eminent scientist would go upon the witness stand, and perjure himself merely because he has been engaged to substantiate a given proposition?

From A Modern Wizard by Rodrigues Ottolengui

He perjures himself in public all the time.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2018

Spector’s wife perjures herself to cover for him without knowing the truth.

From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015

But his commander perjures himself, and Carrington's wife, who could save the day, refuses to help.

From Time Magazine Archive

At any rate, she then perjures herself again.

From The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

Among the relics of the Cathedral is a crucifix which is supposed to emit drops of blood when one perjures himself before it.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by Blanche McManus

In his Soldier F judgement, Judge Lynch said that some of the soldiers had perjured themselves.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

Colombo appealed the convictions, contending that the case should be dismissed because Michael English, the property manager of the apartment complex where Morris Jr. resided, gave perjured testimony before the grand jury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

Blanche requested that the verdict be thrown out based on the jury’s reliance on the testimony of Michael Cohen, who Blanche claimed perjured himself on the stand, and the request was quickly denied.

From Slate ● May 30, 2024

“The fact that a defendant who lacks credibility and has already been to prison for falsifying business documents may have also perjured himself in this proceeding or the preceding investigation is hardly surprising,” Wallace wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

“Iss!” said Demi the perjured, blissfully sucking his sugar, and regarding his first attempt as eminently successful.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Paradis has previously accused Feuer of knowing about wrongdoing in the case and has accused the former city attorney of perjuring himself during a 2019 deposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

Dallas police later filed cases with prosecutors accusing Montenegro of tampering with records and perjuring himself in the investigation.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

She also claimed that Passantino was aware of Hutchinson’s knowledge of Ornato’s story — and that when she expressed concerns to him about lying to investigators, Passantino reassured her that she was not perjuring herself.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022

“The intent to deceive is a lie. And if you lie to the American people in a Senate-confirmed position, you are perjuring yourself and perjury is considered a high crime and misdemeanor,” Mr. Judd said.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

If witnesses are open to bribery, perjuring themselves, how should the most careful of judges get at the truth?

From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos