willful falsehood
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willful telling of a falsehood — index perjury Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
falsehood — A statement or assertion known to be untrue, and intended to deceive. A willful act or declaration contrary to the truth. It is committed either by the wilful act of the party, or by dissimulation, or by words. A fabrication. Werner v. Southern… … Black's law dictionary
falsehood — A statement or assertion known to be untrue, and intended to deceive. A willful act or declaration contrary to the truth. It is committed either by the wilful act of the party, or by dissimulation, or by words. A fabrication. Werner v. Southern… … Black's law dictionary
perjury — per·ju·ry / pər jə rē/ n pl ries [Anglo French perjurie parjurie, from Latin perjurium, from perjurus deliberately giving false testimony, from per detrimental to + jur jus law]: the act or crime of knowingly making a false statement (as about a… … Law dictionary
perjury — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. false swearing, falsehood, perversion, forswearing, fraud. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. false statement, violation of an oath, willful falsehood; see lie 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… … English dictionary for students
perjury — noun she was found guilty of perjury Syn: lying under oath, giving false evidence/testimony, making false statements, willful falsehood … Thesaurus of popular words
voluntary — voluntary, intentional, deliberate, willful, willing can mean constituting or proceeding from an exercise of free will. Voluntary, the most widely applicable of these terms, often implies not only freedom from constraint but freedom from the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Lie — (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give the lie to — Lie Lie (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White lie — Lie Lie (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
