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false statement

false statement : a statement that is known or believed by its … made esp. with intent to deceive or mislead [submitted a false statement to obtain the loan] ;also : the federal crime of

Fabricating false evidence

any circumstances to exist... or makes any document containing a false statement intending that such circumstance..... or false statement may appear in … document containing a false statement intending that such circumstance..... or false statement may appear in evidence in a judicial proceeding..... and that

Perjury

and AFFIRATION) is administered and the witness swears or affirms falsely in a matter material to the issue. The law on … as an interpreter in a 'judicial proceed-ing' wilfully makes a statement material in that proceeding, which he knows to be false

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Giving away vessel

section whether it is made verbally or otherwise. Explanation 2.--A false statement as to the belief of the person attesting is within

reckless disregard of the truth

doubt the veracity and accuracy of a source [the knowingly false statement and the false statement made with reckless disregard of the … accuracy of a source [the knowingly false statement and the false statement made with reckless disregard of the truth, do not enjoy

Deceit

the plaintiff must prove that the defendant has made a false statement, knowing that it was false or without any belief in … 4 Wm. 4, c. 27), s. 36. Deceit is a false statement of a fact made by a person knowingly or recklessly

Libel

AC 154, that an action will not lie for a false statement disparaging a trader's goods where no special damage is proved.

exculpatory no doctrine

criminal law: an individual cannot be charged with making a false statement if the statement is a false denial of guilt made … as a defense to a charge of knowingly making a false statement. The doctrine is recognized in most federal Courts of Appeals.

Whoever legally bound by an oath or by an express provisions of law to state the truth

have made an affidavit and therefore the submission that any false statement which he had made after taking the oath is not

Trade libel

Trade libel, means a false statement that disparages the quality or reputation of another's product or … Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1500. Trade libel. See LIBEL. A false statement that disparages the quality or reputation of another's product or

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