subornation of perjury

subornation of perjury
The crime of encouraging, inducing, or assisting another in the commission of perjury, which is knowingly telling an untruth under oath. Example: Lawyer Frank is interviewing a witness in an accident case who says that Frank's client was jaywalking outside the crosswalk when struck by the defendant's car. Frank tells the witness to help his client by saying the accident occurred in the crosswalk and the witness so testifies in court. Frank is guilty of subornation of the witness's perjury.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


subornation of perjury
n. The crime of inducing or persuading a person to commit perjury; sometimes shortened to simply the first word of the phrase.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


subornation of perjury
The criminal offense of procuring another to commit perjury, which is the crime of lying, in a material matter, while under oath.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


subornation of perjury
The criminal offense of procuring another to commit perjury, which is the crime of lying, in a material matter, while under oath.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

subornation of perjury
n.
   the crime of encouraging, inducing or assisting another in the commission of perjury, which is knowingly telling an untruth under oath. Example: lawyer Frank Foghorn is interviewing a witness in an accident case who tells Foghorn that Foghorn's client was jaywalking outside the crosswalk when struck by the defendant's car. Foghorn tells the witness to help his client by saying the accident occurred in the crosswalk and the witness so testifies in court. Foghorn is guilty of subornation of the witness's perjury.
   See also: perjury

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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