perjury

[ UK /pˈɜːd‍ʒəɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈpɝdʒɝi/ ]
NOUN
  1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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How To Use perjury In A Sentence

  • Lord McLuskey says they manufacture false confessions, plant evidence and commit perjury.
  • Stokton, a fishmonger, Thomas Yong, a saddler, and Robert Jakes, a shearman — all of whom had more than once been convicted of perjury, and on that account been struck off inquests — had contrived to get themselves replaced on the panel, and had been the chief movers in the recent actions against the late mayor and other officers of the city. London and the Kingdom - Volume I
  • Congressional Democrats have resisted impeachment considerations, recalling the acrimonious division when a Republican Congress impeached Bill Clinton in 1998 for perjury and obstruction of justice to cover up his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Bush's Disapproval Hits Rare Heights; Only Nixon and Truman Scored Worse
  • Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.
  • All three elements of perjury [1). belief in falsity, 2). under oath, affirmation or penalty of perjury, and 3). materiality] are matters for a jury to determine. The Volokh Conspiracy » Not the Best Way to Inspire Confidence
  • Mental Reservation" Church Doctrine and Freedom of Religion NEVER included sex abuse crimes, failures to report, obstructions of justice, perjury in any way, shape or form and/or free passes for sexual predators employed by religious institutions to roam churches, schools andpublic forums without accountability, andNEVER will! Clergy Sex Abuse-TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION!
  • Penalty of perjury Applicants are also asked to sign an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the information under penalty of perjury.
  • We need to determine the timing of the drug test and what was found in his system to understand whether perjury is an issue here. USATODAY.com - Palmeiro, baseball won't fight Congress
  • See Mapp and its progeny. (also, the “cruel trilemma” of perjury, self-accusation or contempt of court mentioned in Andreson). Waldo Jaquith - Albemarle’s useless DUI checkpoint.
  • I have evidence of perjury and the perversion of the course of justice and misfeasance in public office.
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