PREVARICATED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

prevaricated

verb

past tense of prevaricate

as in lied

to make a statement one knows to be untrue during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend

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His defense lawyer countered that Davis had lied for years to police, TV producers, and podcasters, and that without those stories, there was not enough evidence to convict him.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2024, Superior Court Judge Julie Mata found that Owens had falsified sonograms, altered medical records and lied under oath during the civil case.

— Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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