伪证罪

偽證罪

wěizhèngzuì

noun #31,938

Meanings

1 perjury (criminal offense)
2 the crime of giving false testimony

Characters

false; counterfeit

evidence; testimony

Examples

证人故意撒谎可能构成伪证罪。

Zhèngrén gùyì sāhuǎng kěnéng gòuchéng wěizhèngzuì.

A witness who deliberately lies may be guilty of perjury.

他因伪证罪被判三年有期徒刑。

Tā yīn wěizhèngzuì bèi pàn sān nián yǒuqī túxíng.

He was sentenced to three years in prison for perjury.

Tips

usage

Legal term — 中华人民共和国刑法 Article 305 defines 伪证罪 as deliberately providing false testimony, expert opinions, records, or translations in a criminal proceeding. The pattern X罪 ("crime of X") is highly productive in Chinese legal language: 盗窃罪 (theft), 诈骗罪 (fraud), 故意杀人罪 (murder), 受贿罪 (bribe-taking).

Stroke Order

伪 wěi

证 zhèng

罪 zuì