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Meanings of false evidence in English

Any information created or obtained illegally, most often but not limited to, to sway a verdict in court.

      Usage of false evidence in English
      1
      I have no idea why they would give false evidence against myself.
      The Guardian
      2
      Therefore the giving of false evidence is not always a mortal sin.
      Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
      3
      They are plotting with false evidence to rescue the man from prison.
      John Caldigate
      4
      Therefore the giving of false evidence is not always mortal sin.
      Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
      5
      For a person may happen to give false evidence, through ignorance of fact.
      Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
      6
      Therefore in such cases it is not a mortal sin to give false evidence.
      Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
      7
      This also means that giving false evidence will constitute perjury.
      The Irish Times
      8
      Ukraine's naval commander, Igor Voronchenko, said the sailors were pressured into giving false evidence.
      The South African
      9
      You were obstructing his investigation, or providing false evidence, or-
      Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
      10
      Prosecutors charged Modric for giving false evidence, but the charges have now been dropped.
      The South African
      11
      It contains severe penalties for claimants who intentionally give false evidence in personal injury actions.
      The Irish Times
      12
      They allege they were forced into giving false evidence.
      BBC
      13
      A is liable to punishment as a fabricator of false evidence.]
      Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
      14
      Did her outward appearance, then, bear such false evidence?
      The Judgment House
      15
      Among other things, this suggests that gardaí may have attempted to induce false evidence against Bailey.
      The Irish Times
      16
      The boy was railroaded through on false evidence.
      Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
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      False evidence through the time
      False evidence across language varieties
      Ireland
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common