perjuries
Courtroom lying crimes
Perjuries is the plural of perjury, the crime of lying under oath in legal proceedings.
A witness who knowingly gives false testimony commits perjury; multiple instances or counts become perjuries.
The prosecutor documented three separate perjuries during the defendant's testimony.
Sworn statement as evidence
- oathFormal binding promise
- witnessOne who attests
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
indictment · prosecution · defendant · verdict · guilty · subornation · conviction · sentencing
Deliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- lyingStating known falsehoods
prevarication · untruthfulness · distortion · deceitfulness · misleading · equivocation · dissembling · invention
Disposition toward falsehood
- dishonorLoss of respect
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- breachBreaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
corruption · broken oath · bad faith · untrustworthiness · misconduct
Firmly held belief
- disbarmentRevoking a lawyer's license
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- fineAcceptable in quality
- contemptDisdainful disregard
obstruction · mistrial · dismissal · appeal · retrial · scandal · disgrace · criminal charges
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
court · indictment · prosecution · defendant · verdict · guilty · subornation · conviction · sentencing · affidavit
falsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
lying · prevarication · untruthfulness · distortion · deceitfulness · misleading · equivocation · dissembling · invention · fibbing
dishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
violation · corruption · broken oath · bad faith · untrustworthiness · misconduct
conviction
Firmly held belief
- disbarmentRevoking a lawyer's license
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- fineAcceptable in quality
contempt · obstruction · mistrial · dismissal · appeal · retrial · scandal · disgrace · criminal charges
perjuriesethical conduct
Morally principled behavior
integrity · legal compliance · honesty · probity · uprightness