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An Innocent Client
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She was afraid of getting charged with perjury, so she admitted the affair with Landers, admitted she'd asked him to arrest her ex, but swore she never dreamed he'd do it.†
p. 184.7

perjury = the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth
The judge was so outraged that Landers had committed perjury in his courtroom that he dismissed the case and wrote a letter to Landers's supervisor at the TBI, but nothing happened.†
p. 184.8
It was my first reality check when it came to cops committing perjury.†
p. 184.9 *
If she lies and I don't tank her, then I'm suborning perjury and I could wind up in jail.†
p. 318.9
If he gets up on the stand and lies, they'll charge him with perjury†
p. 345.9

Definitions:

(1) (perjury)
the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth -- such as when testifying in a court trial
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)