perjury
Lying under oath
Perjury is the crime of lying under oath—deliberately giving false testimony in court or other official proceedings where you've sworn to tell the truth.
The charge requires that the falsehood be material to the case, not merely incidental.
He was convicted of perjury after investigators proved he lied to the grand jury.
Deliberate falsehood
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- untruthA false statement
distortion · prevarication · deceit · falsification · dishonesty · deception · misleading · duplicity
Judicial examination of claims
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- judgeOne who decides
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · verdict · subpoena · courtroom · cross-examination · defendant · plaintiff · indictment
Bound by formal promise
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- affidavitSworn written statement
declaration · attestation · swearing-in · pledge · statement · deposition · word · solemn
Serious criminal offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
sentence · penalty · incarceration · prosecution · misconduct · bribery · criminality · perpetrator
Something blocking the way
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- suborningInducing someone to lie under oath
collusion · corruption · intimidation · concealment · frame-up · misprision · compounding
lie
Deliberate falsehood
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
untruth · distortion · prevarication · deceit · falsification · dishonesty · deception · misleading · duplicity · cover-up
trial
Judicial examination of claims
prosecution · defense · verdict · subpoena · courtroom · cross-examination · defendant · plaintiff · indictment · arraignment
sworn
Bound by formal promise
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
affidavit · declaration · attestation · swearing-in · pledge · statement · deposition · word · solemn · binding
felony
Serious criminal offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
fraud · sentence · penalty · incarceration · prosecution · misconduct · bribery · criminality · perpetrator · guilt
obstruction
Something blocking the way
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
suborning · collusion · corruption · intimidation · concealment · frame-up · misprision · compounding
- historical crimestreason, heresy, blasphemy, witchcraft, piracy
- legal misconductobstruction, contempt, jury tampering, evidence tampering, false testimony
- political scandalsWatergate, Iran-Contra, Whitewater, Teapot Dome, coverup
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- courtroom dramaobjection, surprise witness, hostile witness, mistrial, confession
perjurytruth
Accordance with reality
truthfulness · honesty · verity · candor · veracity
- perjury chargeAccusation of lying under oath
perjurer, perjure, perjured, perjuring, perjurers, perjuries, perjurious, perjures