perjurious
adjective
per·ju·ri·ous (ˌ)pər-ˈju̇r-ē-əs 
: marked by perjury
perjurious testimony
perjuriously adverb
Examples of perjurious in a Sentence
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None of the justices’ remarks during those hearings actually appear to be perjurious. —
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 June 2022 Maldonado ruled last month that a special prosecutor should investigate whether any prosecutors, past or present, engaged in criminal conduct — not just the allegedly perjurious former assistant state’s attorney, Nick Trutenko. —Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2021 The state’s attorney claimed that it had been concocted by the Skakel family and founded on the perjurious testimony of the petitioner’s alibi witnesses. —Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 4 May 2018 The prosecutor can cross-examine the perjurious defendant or present evidence to the contrary. —Richard A. Posner, Slate Magazine, 25 May 2017
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 June 2022 Maldonado ruled last month that a special prosecutor should investigate whether any prosecutors, past or present, engaged in criminal conduct — not just the allegedly perjurious former assistant state’s attorney, Nick Trutenko. —Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2021 The state’s attorney claimed that it had been concocted by the Skakel family and founded on the perjurious testimony of the petitioner’s alibi witnesses. —Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 4 May 2018 The prosecutor can cross-examine the perjurious defendant or present evidence to the contrary. —Richard A. Posner, Slate Magazine, 25 May 2017
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“Perjurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/perjurious. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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perjurious
adjective
per·ju·ri·ous pər-ˈju̇r-ē-əs, -ˈjər-
: perjured
perjurious statements
a perjurious witness
perjuriously adverb
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