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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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