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perjury

[pur-juh-ree] / ˈpɜr dʒə ri /


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It says "the prolific storyteller, once jailed for perjury, had only just published his final book".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

By misrepresenting nonsensical evidence, he accused Smith of perjury.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some of this was surely deliberate, to protect himself against perjury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

Levi Burr, an inmate imprisoned for perjury, published a detailed memoir in 1833.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

Every few days he encountered the bully in court, listened to his cold-blooded perjuries.

From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards

“See him—speak to him—listen to his perjuries gain—never!” she cried.

From A Double Knot by George Manville Fenn




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