Perjury

Perjury is the word used for a person that tells a lie while they are under oath (in a courtroom). Committing perjury is against the law, and can be punished...

1992 is a life peer. His political career ended after an indictment for perjury. He is married to Mary Archer, a prominent scientist in solar power. Jeffrey...

with Arnulf of Carinthia against Lambert of Spoleto. He was accused of perjury and was put on trial. As a result, Formosus's remains were exhumed and...

the truth during the trial. If a witness lies in court, it is known as perjury, which is a crime. A witness can be subpoenad, which means they are required...

of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. He was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950. Before the trial Hiss was part...

or written. It is usually made by oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury (which is a crime that somebody can be charged with if they give testimony...

Deaver was convicted of perjury for congressional testimony he had submitted. He was convicted on three of five counts of perjury. He was sentenced to three...

aged 92. Ed Reinecke, California lieutenant governor who resigned after perjury conviction, dies at 92 Congressional biography Video: Reinecke discusses...

Jews rather than a tactic he himself advocated. A serious type of lie is perjury. It means telling a lie in a court of law. It can lead to a great injustice...

complicated story fell apart, and he was arrested and sent to prison for perjury. Heald, Henrietta (1992). Chronicle of Britain. Jacques Legrand. p. 605...

Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice. These charges were caused from a sexual...

Starr, which threatened to impeach President Clinton in the grounds of perjury and his sexual affair with former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky....

force confessions. In 2010 he was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury in relation to investigations of torture by police, and he served prison...

forced him to resign from government. Haldeman was tried on counts of perjury, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Haldeman was found guilty and imprisoned...

affirmative action. In 1995, Watt was indicted on 18 counts of felony perjury and obstruction of justice for making false statements before a federal...

was not the criminal, they would probably commit perjury. In those days rulers could punish perjury with death. Few witnesses denied the condemned was...

Watergate scandal. He was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury. He served a year and a half in prison for his crimes. Ehrlichman died...

operation, which was refuted by the undercover tapes. While one of the perjury charges was dismissed by District Judge Richard C. Freeman, the jury convicted...

Welfare. Reineke was forced to resign when convicted and sentenced for perjury; it was later overturned on appeal. Curb instead ran unsuccessfully for...

an oath to tell the truth. The penalty for lying under oath is called perjury. An example is Donald Trump who has repeatedly used eminent domain to take...