perjured

past tense of perjure

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Recent Examples of perjured Separately, the county board of supervisors has hired outside legal counsel to guide them on how to respond to allegations that the sheriff perjured himself during a deposition in a First Amendment lawsuit brought against him by one of his own deputies. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said. — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjured
Verb
  • The stars lied about their romance in press interviews for decades afterward.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Bass campaign, citing the fact that Raman appeared on Piker’s stream the same day, fired off an email to reporters claiming the councilmember had lied about her reasons for missing the Jewish heritage event.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Black, who is a vice president at a software development company, is aware that chatbots sometimes hallucinate — that's when chatbots respond to prompts with false, misleading or fabricated answers.
    — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But the confession is entirely fabricated, thanks to artificial intelligence.
    — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Perjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjured. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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