Assertion: perjury | /r/MadeOf | the giving of false evidence
Facets:
value: to a court of law
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: on oath
type: MANNER
value: originally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Perjury originally consisted of the giving of false evidence on oath to a court of law, but in the 19th century its definition was expanded to include the giving of false evidence under affirmation to other tribunals that have the authority of the law.