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The judge ruled that because that inquiry wasn't a "court of law" the three defendants could not have perverted the course of justice.

From BBC • May 28, 2021

"I believe that our political leaders should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of Islam and clarify that these misguided murderers have perverted people's views on what Islam really is," he said.

From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2015

Martin that has acquired a “cool” cachet in progressive circles—and the “bad” HBO show, said to have perverted the books into a misogyny-fest.

From Time • May 21, 2015

This is why Obama, like George W. Bush, says: “We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.”

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2015

Courts and society have corrupted the best heart in France, and have perverted the best intellect.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage