legal perjury

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• perjury — per·ju·ry / pər jə rē/ n pl ries [Anglo French perjurie parjurie, from Latin perjurium, from perjurus deliberately giving false testimony, from per detrimental to + jur jus law]: the act or crime of knowingly making a false statement (as about a… …   Law dictionary

• Legal problems of Barry Bonds — The legal problems of Barry Bonds include alleged perjury regarding use of anabolic steroids by former San Francisco Giants outfielder and all time Major League Baseball home run king Barry Bonds and the related investigations surrounding these… …   Wikipedia

• perjury — perjurious /peuhr joor ee euhs/, adj. perjuriously, adv. perjuriousness, n. /perr jeuh ree/, n., pl. perjuries. Law. the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal… …   Universalium

• perjury — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)ʤəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone who is giving evidence in a court of law commits perjury, they lie. [LEGAL] This witness has committed perjury and no reliance can be placed on her evidence. ...charges of perjury …   English dictionary

• perjury — per|ju|ry [ pɜrdʒəri ] noun uncount LEGAL the crime of lying when you give evidence in a court of law …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• perjury — UK [ˈpɜː(r)dʒərɪ] / US [ˈpɜrdʒərɪ] noun [uncountable] legal the crime of lying when you give evidence in a court of law …   English dictionary

• perjury — [ˈpɜːdʒəri] noun [U] legal the crime of lying when you give evidence in a court of law …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• perjury — per•ju•ry [[t]ˈpɜr dʒə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries law the willful giving of false testimony under oath, esp. in a legal inquiry • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME perjurie < AF < L perjūrium=perjūr(us) swearing falsely (see perjure) + ium ium I… …   From formal English to slang

• Subornation of perjury — is a legal term describing the crime of persuading another to commit perjury. [ Garner, Bryan A., Ed., Black s Law Dictionary (7th Ed) (West Group, St. Paul Minnesota, 1999), p. 1440.] It may be applied to an attorney who presents testimony (or… …   Wikipedia

• subornation of perjury — The crime of encouraging, inducing, or assisting another in the commission of perjury, which is knowingly telling an untruth under oath. Example: Lawyer Frank is interviewing a witness in an accident case who says that Frank s client was… …   Law dictionary

• Accessory (legal term) — For other uses, see Accessory (disambiguation). Criminal law …   Wikipedia