Look up: perjury

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   perjury
   willful FALSE statement unlawful act 
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   perjury
   [n] - criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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   Perjury
   Giving false evidence in court (lying under oath) or giving evidence that you believe to be untrue, (even if it subsequently turns out to be true). Perjury is a criminal offence punishable by a fine or up to 7 years in prison. Perjury can also be committed in a tribunal or any forum where the person giving the evidence must swear an oath or affirm....
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   perjury
   The offence of deliberately making a false statement on oath (or noun ; plural Perjuries . [ Latin perjurium . See Perjure , v. ] 1. False swearing. 2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false ...
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   perjury
   bearing false witness noun criminal offense of making false statements under oath
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   Perjury
   `Perjury` is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a `material` matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing. Perjury is a crime because the witness has sworn to tell the truth and, for the credibility of the court, witness testimony must be relied on as being truthful. Perjury is considered a serious offense as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts, resulting in...
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   Perjury
   • (v.) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations. • (v.) False swearing.
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   perjury
   in law, the giving of false testimony under oath on an issue or point of inquiry regarded as material.[1 related articles]
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   perjury
   perjury 1. A criminal offense of making false statements under oath. 2. The telling of a lie after having taken an oath to tell the truth, usually in a court of law. 3. Etymology: from 1387, 'act of swearing to a statement known to be false', via Anglo-French parjurie (1292) and Old French parjurie, both from Latin perjurium, 'false oath', from perjurare...
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    perjury
    perjury (pûr'jurē) , in criminal law, the act of willfully and knowingly stating a falsehood under oath or under affirmation in judicial or administrative proceedings. If the person accused of perjury had any probable cause for his belief that the statement he made was true, then he i...
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