next question: Committing perjury is a serious what?
Options:
- indictment
- crime
- violence
- lie
- go to jail
reasoning:
Committing perjury is a serious crime as it misleads the court which results in improper justice and wrongful sentencing. Perjury is a serious crime as it is done when one is under oath in a court of law and it can be used to usurp the courts' powers. The answer is crime.