perjury
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Perjury carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, but it is unlikely Runcie would have received a lengthy term if he had been convicted.
From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023
Perjury probes soon followed; the embattled executives all left the industry within a couple years.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
Perjury charges for jailhouse snitches are very rare, even when their testimony is later proved to have been demonstratively false.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2019
Perjury accusations have bedeviled many other Cabinet secretaries and members of Congress in recent decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2017
Perjury and cruel mockings are among its weapons.
From The National Preacher, Vol. 2. No. 6., Nov. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers by Dickinson, Austin
Vocabulary lists containing perjury
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