Translation

偽証罪 / 偽証 / 宣誓下の虚偽証言

Meaning

Perjury is the crime of deliberately lying after promising under oath to tell the truth. The key points are oath, false statement, and intent. Ordinary lying outside a sworn legal setting is not perjury.

Examples

• 彼は大陪審にうそをついたとして偽証罪で起訴されました。
  He was charged with perjury for lying to the grand jury.
• 宣誓下の虚偽証言は偽証罪になる可能性があります。
  False testimony under oath can amount to perjury.