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Definitions of perjury in various dictionaries:
noun - criminal offense of making false statements under oath
The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.
The breach of an oath or a promise.
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| Alger Hiss was indicted for this, defined as lying under oath |
| A person is guilty of this crime if he willfully makes a false statement under oath |
| Nixon was impeached in 1989--federal judge Walter Nixon, for this crime of lying to a grand jury |
| Teri calls Emily & says she'll bring the baby back if Emily pleads guilty, which would be this, lying under oath |
| Lie while under oath & you'll be guilty of this |
| Like a witness, a prospective juror who lies during selection can be charged with this crime |
| A jury is the group you're tried before; this is lying under oath to them |
| It's the legal term for willful giving of false testimony under oath |
| It's when you lie under oath, I swear! |
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| the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath. |
| criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| The offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath. |
| Law The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath. |
| The breach of an oath or promise. |
| the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth: |
| the crime of telling a lie in court after promising formally to tell the truth |
| the crime of telling lies in a court of law: |
| Perjury description |
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Perjury is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding. In some jurisdictions, contrary to popular misconception, no crime has occurred when a false statement is (intentionally or unintentionally) made while under oath or subject to penalty. * The charge wording is imperative, with proceedings famously failing in the matter of Roche v Stephens. * Instead, criminal culpability attaches only at the instant the declarant falsely asserts the truth of statements (made or to be made) that are material to the outcome of the proceeding. For example, it is not perjury to lie about one's age except if age is a fact material to influencing the legal result, such as eligibility for old age retirement benefits or whether a person was of an age to have legal capacity. * Perjury is considered a serious offense, as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts, resulting in |