Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Perjury
n. The act or an instance of a person's deliberately making material false or misleading statements while under oath. -Also termed false swearing; false oath; (archaically) forswearing. - perjure (par jar), ub. -perjured (par jard), perjurious (par-juuree-as), adj. - perjuror (par-jar-ar), n.
declaration under penalty of perjury
See DECLARATION (8).
perjury-trap doctrine
The principle that a perjury indictment against a person must be dismissed if the prosecution secures it by calling that person as a grand jury witness in an effort to obtain evidence for a perjury charge, esp. when the person's testimony does not relate to issues material to the ongoing grandjury investigation.
subornation of perjury
The crime of persuading another to commit perjury. - Sometimes shortened to subornation.
unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury
See DECLARATION (8).