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perjuryThe offence of deliberately making a false statement on oath (or affirmation) when appearing as a witness in legal proceedings, on a point material to the question at issue. In Britain and the USA it is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The 38-year-old Kilpatrick pleaded guilty last week to two counts of obstruction of justice stemming from false testimony he gave during a whistle-blowers' trial. 17 of giving false testimony against the Syrian government to U. In the end, Mitchell is portrayed as a man who repeatedly served as a restraining influence on the darker urges of Richard Nixon and as a victim of many unfair charges concerning the Watergate affair, although some unpunished crimes are also noted, such as his illegal intervention with South Vietnamese officials at the 1968 Paris peace talks, his false testimony before the Senate concerning the ITT case, and his false statements to the FBI agents investigating the 1969-71 Kissinger wiretaps. |
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