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Vagrants

Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 151 et seq. (see CASUAL PAUPER); any person making a false statement for the purpose of or committing other offences when obtaining relief out of the poor rate is to

defamation

defamation 1 : communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person see … defamation 1 : communication to third parties of false statements about a person that injure the reputation of or deter others from associating with that person see also

A.B

60), s. 126, as amended by Merchant Shipping Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 148), s. 58. Any false statement or false representation for the purpose of obtaining a rating as A.B. renders the offender liable to a

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Affirmation

oath are immaterial, and the expression 'oath' in the Act includes 'affirmation'; see s. 15. See the (English) False Oaths (Scotland) Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 20), which consolidates and simplifies the law of … Geo. 5, c. 20), which consolidates and simplifies the law of Scotland relating to false oaths, declarations and statements. Means a positive declaration, Webster Law Dictionary, p. 35. In Parliament of India members are allowed to be

falsity

falsity pl: -ties 1 : something false 2 : the quality or state of being false [did not establish the of the statement]

slander

defamatory oral statements 2 : the tort of oral defamation [sued his former employer for ] compare defamation, false light, libel NOTE: An action for slander may be brought without alleging and proving special damages if the … : defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party ;also : defamatory oral statements 2 : the tort of oral defamation [sued his former employer for ] compare defamation, false light, libel

Badge of fraud

such as a transfer in anticipation of litigation, a transaction outside the usual course of business, or a false statement, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 134.

Passport

under the (English) Official Secrets Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 86), and obtaining passports by false statements, under the (English) Criminal Justice Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 86). A 'passport' is … the (English) Official Secrets Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 86), and obtaining passports by false statements, under the (English) Criminal Justice Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 86). A 'passport' is a

Candidate

election, or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which such writ has been issued. Making certain false statements about a candidate is an illegal practice, and may also be restrained by injunction. [see (English) Municipal … or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which such writ has been issued. Making certain false statements about a candidate is an illegal practice, and may also be restrained by injunction. [see (English) Municipal Elections

Births, Marriages, and Deaths

(English) Notification of Births Acts, 1907 to 1915, but is without prejudice to the Registration Acts. As to false statements as to births or deaths, see (English) Perjury Act, 1911 (c. 6), s. 4. As to forgery … Notification of Births Acts, 1907 to 1915, but is without prejudice to the Registration Acts. As to false statements as to births or deaths, see (English) Perjury Act, 1911 (c. 6), s. 4. As to forgery of

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