Perjury

The reply to both these inquiries is to be found in the story which I call the Perjury of the Clock.

Poor Miss Finch Wilkie Collins 1856

Perjury is defined as lying in a material fashion in a court case.

Sanford visiting family in Sullivan's Island 2009

Perjury is considered a serious offense as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts, resulting in miscarriages of justice.

Matthew Yglesias » Breitbart on Podesta 2010

Perjury is a crime that should be punished with fines, community service and probation.

Waldo Jaquith - Scooter Libby found guilty. 2007

Sen. DeWine: Obstruction of justice and perjury strike at the very heart of our system of justice … Perjury is also a very serious crime … The judiciary is designed to be a mechanism for finding the truth-so that justice can be done.

Think Progress » Hutchison Flip-Flops on Importance of Perjury 2005

Perjury is not a gray and faded thing, or a technicality, or a waste of time.

Think Progress » Hutchison Flip-Flops on Importance of Perjury 2005

Perjury is just a little technicality punishable by up to five years in prison.

Think Progress » Hutchinson: Indictments Should Be “On a Crime and Not Some Perjury Technicality” 2005

Perjury is grounds for impeachment, right? posted by Shaun at

Hmmm... 2005

“Perjury is just a little technicality punishable by up to five years in prison.”

Think Progress » Hutchinson: Indictments Should Be “On a Crime and Not Some Perjury Technicality” 2005

Perjury is a crime, as is obstruction of justice and making false statements.

Think Progress » BREAKING: Five-count Indictment On I. Lewis Libby 2005