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What does perjure mean?
To lie under oath in court
What is the best description of Perjure?
lie under oath
What is perjury as per IPC?
It means that you are telling a lie under oath.
When you lie under oath during a court process you are committing what crime?
perjury
Can a member of congress legally lie?
If you are referring to testimony given under oath - no.
What is another word for telling a lie when under oath to tell the truth?
The term is perjury. One who lies under oath committed perjury- they perjured themselves.
What does prejury mean?
Prejury means to tell a lie when under oath to tell the truth
What do you do when people lie in court?
If you can prove that they are lying, you prove it on cross examination.Added: Then the person who was a proven liar couldbe charged with lying under oath and/or contempt of court.
Can a defendant in a civil lawsuit that is being tried as part of a federal bankruptcy proceeding be criminally charged with lying under oath?
Yes. Perjury occurs anytime you're under oath and lie.
What is the crime of lying under oath?
When,in court,you swear to tell the truth,the whole truth and nothing but the truth and then tell a lie.
If someone is not Christian and they go to court saying you swear on the Bible can they lie?
If you mean, can they lie with impunity because they don't accept the Bible - as if their oath didn't count - the answer is no. Anyone can lie on the witness stand, of course, but it would still be perjury under any circumstances. An oath is an oath, whether the person swearing it believes the Bible is Scripture or not.
In the UK can someone who told a lie in a civil court without taking an oath be charged with say contempt of court?
Not contempt BUT - If they knowingly told a lie in court - whether under oath or not - that is 'perjury' or 'attempting to pervert the course of justice' which is punishable by imprisonment !
