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perjure

[pur-jer] / ˈpɜr dʒər /


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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

I had worked for an hour to write something evasive which would satisfy him and not perjure me too deeply.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

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 Trollope, Anthony

But the thief-takers have Claude Duval by the throat at last; and there is a scene in court, where the young lady perjures herself unhesitatingly, and faints once more in the prisoner's arms.

From M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." by Whyte-Melville, G.J.

"You cannot call a person a liar, that's not on, that's implying someone has perjured themselves in court," he said.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2025

“Mr. Weisselberg has admitted that he perjured himself during discovery and the trial in this action,” Senior Enforcement Counsel Kevin Wallace wrote.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2024

When Kaplan explained himself from the bench on Monday, he confirmed that he found Bankman-Fried had perjured himself on the stand three different times.

From Slate Mar. 28, 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

A review of the other factors set out above does not provide conclusive evidence that the witness, Ralph Meyers, perjured himself at the original trial.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

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

Dantos accused the officers of perjuring themselves, and scolded them for their demeanor during the trial.

From Washington Times Feb. 21, 2020

Anderson has accused Sorenson of perjuring himself and filed a handwritten motion last week asking for new attorneys, according to testimony and court records.

From Seattle Times Sep. 9, 2014

If a man chose to take the responsibility of perjuring himself, he could always pass a false vote, and was frequently able to do it without that unpleasant necessity.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various




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