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the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth
He was found guilty of perjury.
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Recent Examples of perjury
However, despite Mangum's admission, she can presumably no longer be prosecuted for lying under oath as North Carolina's statute of limitations on perjury charges generally lasts two years.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Mangum can not be prosecuted for perjury now because the statute of limitations on perjury charges in North Carolina only lasts around two years.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Maldonado said key witnesses had admitted to committing perjury during his trial.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And, now that Mosby has been convicted for fraud and perjury, Cumming’s decision to not waver in holding her accountable looks all the better.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Mangum can not be prosecuted for perjury now because the statute of limitations on perjury charges in North Carolina only lasts around two years.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Maldonado said key witnesses had admitted to committing perjury during his trial.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And, now that Mosby has been convicted for fraud and perjury, Cumming’s decision to not waver in holding her accountable looks all the better.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjury
Noun
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Freedman has suggested that Gottlieb was responsible, at least in part, for the bombshell New York Times article regarding Lively’s accusations against Baldoni, who is currently suing the publication for libel and false light invasion of privacy.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni is suing Lively, Reynolds, and their PR rep for defamation and extortion, as well as the NYT for libel.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With overtime, the opportunity for avoidance lies in worker classification.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The case of Caylee Anthony began with elaborate, outrageous lies, and then kept going From the time of her mother’s 911 call until her trial three years later — when her story changed completely — Casey insisted to police and everyone else that Caylee had been abducted.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Crews used telescopes with special filters that can detect air distortions like shock waves to capture the image.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Gomez said that the unedited transcript and video of the 60 Minutes segment makes clear there was no violation of the news distortion policy.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Amid all that, the President boasted of Elon Musk's free hand to fire thousands of government workers in a speech to Congress that was rife with obfuscations and fabrications.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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After several seasons of pushing the boundaries with womenswear design—testing the limits of form, function and fabrication—the runways at Milan Fashion Week offered a traditional take on apparel, leaning into a familiar feeling of romance.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Perjury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjury. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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