perjury bearing false witness lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
defense defence | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury, a good boxer needs a good defense, defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem |
defense defence | protection from harm, sanitation is the best defense against disease |
self-defense self-defence self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
defense defence defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
hasty defense hasty defence | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited |
deliberate defense deliberate defence | a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available, usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems |
biological defense biological defence biodefense biodefence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents |
chemical defense chemical defence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents |
biological warfare defense biological warfare defence BW defense BW defence | defense against biological warfare |
defense defence denial demurrer | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him, he gave evidence for the defense |
defense system defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
line of defense line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
missile defense system missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
witness box witness stand | a box enclosure for a witness when testifying |
defense program defense policy defence program defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
witness | testimony by word or deed to your religious faith |
defense defence vindication | the justification for some act or belief, he offered a persuasive defense of the theory |
refutation defense defence | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions, his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive, in defense he said the other man started it |
Ulster Defence Association UDA | the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs |
line of defense line of defence | any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something, police are the major line of defense against crime |
defense defence defense force defence force | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack, he joined the defense against invasion |
defense defence defense team defense lawyers | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively, the defense called for a mistrial |
defense defence defending team | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring, his teams are always good on defense |
adverse witness hostile witness | a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party, a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined |
character witness | a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives |
expert witness | a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about |
Jehovah's Witness | believer in imminent approach of the millennium, practitioner of active evangelism |
lay witness | any witness who does not testify as an expert witness |
material witness | a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter |
perjurer false witness | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
spectator witness viewer watcher looker | a close observer, someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind), the spectators applauded the performance, television viewers, sky watchers discovered a new star |
witness witnesser informant | someone who sees an event and reports what happened |
witness attestant attestor attestator | (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature |
witness | (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law |
defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism defence reaction defense defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
testify attest take the stand bear witness | give testimony in a court of law |
testify bear witness prove evidence show | provide evidence for, The blood test showed that he was the father, Her behavior testified to her incompetence |
witness | be a witness to, She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court |
witness find see | perceive or be contemporaneous with, We found Republicans winning the offices, You'll see a lot of cheating in this school, The's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions, I want to see results |