perjurer
Liar under oath
A perjurer is someone who commits perjury—lying under oath in legal proceedings.
The term applies to anyone who deliberately gives false testimony after swearing to tell the truth: The witness was exposed as a perjurer when surveillance footage contradicted her statement.
Creator of lies
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
- prevaricatorOne who deceives verbally
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- dissemblerOne who hides beliefs
equivocator · misleader · fraudster · charlatan · impostor · false witness · fibber · cheat
Sworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
jury · verdict · prosecution · defense · attorney · cross-examination · affidavit · evidence
Lying while legally sworn
- obstruction of justiceInterfering with legal processes
- witness tamperingIllegally influencing trial observers
- subornationInducing another to commit perjury
- contempt of courtDisobedience toward judicial authority
fraud · forgery · felony · misdemeanor · criminal charge · penalty · incarceration · prosecution
Oath-bound legal statement
- affidavitSworn written statement
- oath-takingFormal vow ceremony
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- declarationFormal public announcement
swearing-in · vow · pledge · solemn promise · witness stand · Bible · truthfulness · solemnity
Invent or manufacture
- falsifyDistort the truth
- misleadCause false belief
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- distortTwist from original form
prevaricate · dissemble · equivocate · feign · bluff · deceive · manipulate · false statement
fabricator
Creator of lies
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
- prevaricatorOne who deceives verbally
- deceiverOne who tricks others
dissembler · equivocator · misleader · fraudster · charlatan · impostor · false witness · fibber · cheat · con artist
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
judge · jury · verdict · prosecution · defense · attorney · cross-examination · affidavit · evidence · subpoena
false testimony
Lying while legally sworn
- obstruction of justiceInterfering with legal processes
- witness tamperingIllegally influencing trial observers
- subornationInducing another to commit perjury
contempt of court · fraud · forgery · felony · misdemeanor · criminal charge · penalty · incarceration · prosecution · guilty
sworn testimony
Oath-bound legal statement
- affidavitSworn written statement
- oath-takingFormal vow ceremony
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
declaration · swearing-in · vow · pledge · solemn promise · witness stand · Bible · truthfulness · solemnity · binding
fabricate
Invent or manufacture
- falsifyDistort the truth
- misleadCause false belief
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
distort · prevaricate · dissemble · equivocate · feign · bluff · deceive · manipulate · false statement · cover-up
- Crookscrook, swindler, fraudster, embezzler, con artist
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- sinnerssinner, transgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer
- Traitorstraitor, turncoat, betrayer, Judas, Benedict Arnold
- perjury chargeAccusation of lying under oath
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