perjured

verb

past tense of perjure
as in lied
law to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.

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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
  1. lied
  2. fabricated
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  • Fielder intentionally stays away from relitigating the Theranos scandal, but does so just enough to introduce doubt in the minds of the audience about whether Elizabeth actually lied about the capabilities of the Theranos technology.
    — Tyler Shultz, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Shea initially lied about the discrepancy but later confessed, according to Merriweather.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lied
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  • Both are obviously fabricated, but neither of the candidates depicted is amused.
    — Max Raskin, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The image is then precision-fabricated into a 3D model that’s finished by hand — all for $2,200, about the national average of an actual wedding gown.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fabricated

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“Perjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjured. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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