false testimony
Sworn dishonest statement
False testimony is a statement made under oath that the speaker knows to be untrue.
The term appears in legal contexts and biblical commandment against bearing false witness.
Unlike perjury, which is strictly a legal term, false testimony can describe any dishonest sworn statement: The witness gave false testimony about where he was that night.
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- under oathFormally pledged to honesty
- lyingStating known falsehoods
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- pants on fireTaunt for dishonesty
misrepresentation · dishonesty · forgery · fraud · mendacity · affidavit · cover up · fabrication · slander · moral turpitude · falsehood · integrity · recantation · oath-breaking · deposition · lie · cross-examination · trustworthiness
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- false accusationswrongful accusation, bum rap, frame-up, frameup, framing
- legal misconductobstruction, perjury, contempt, jury tampering, evidence tampering
- slanderslander, defamation, calumny, libel, character assassination
- speech crimesdefamation, libel, slander, hate speech, incitement
- testimonywitness statements, sworn statements, sworn statement, witness statement, eyewitness account