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Your parent can go to jail..

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While this is true it can be too simplistic:

Lying under oath in court can have serious consequences. In a criminal trial you can be held in criminal contempt of court, not to mention being charged with 'obstruction of justice,' and can be jailed. In civil cases you can be ruled in civil contempt of court and face a stiff fine.

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