伪证 (wěi zhèng) — perjury
Definition
A legal term for 'perjury' — false testimony given under oath in court. 伪 is the literary variant of 假, paired here with 证 (testimony/evidence).
noun
perjury
Examples
- 伪证，。Tā zài fǎ tíng shàng zuò le wěi zhèng, jié guǒ bèi pàn le xíng.He committed perjury in court and was sentenced as a result.
- 伪证。Lǜ shī zhǐ chū zhèng rén tí gōng de wěi zhèng quē fá zhèng jù zhī chí.The lawyer pointed out that the perjury provided by the witness lacked evidentiary support.
- 。Zuò wěi zhèng shì yì zhǒng yán zhòng de fàn zuì xíng wéi.Committing perjury is a serious criminal offense.
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