taking away of a man’s life by perjury

English translation: for instance, lying on the stand resulting in a murder conviction

19:04 May 12, 2009

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English term or phrase: taking away of a man’s life by perjury

This is UK law.

How can one take a man's life by perjury? Perjury means "false oath", right?
http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=sI4DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA249&lp...

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Selected answer:for instance, lying on the stand resulting in a murder conviction

Explanation:
or any conviction, for that matter, depending on the conext...

Could mean execution or life in jail based on perjured testimony or could just mean ruining someone's life by perjury

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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 06:38

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You are the first to explain the notion to me. I only needed to know how one can kill another by perjury, regardless of how precise the answer is.
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Bearing false witness, causing a man to be sentenced to death and executed

Jack Doughty

for instance, lying on the stand resulting in a murder conviction

Marian Greenfield

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for instance, lying on the stand resulting in a murder conviction

Explanation:
or any conviction, for that matter, depending on the conext...

Could mean execution or life in jail based on perjured testimony or could just mean ruining someone's life by perjury

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 06:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

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You are the first to explain the notion to me. I only needed to know how one can kill another by perjury, regardless of how precise the answer is.

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

Bearing false witness, causing a man to be sentenced to death and executed

Explanation:
This is from a work entitled "Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer", by Thomas Chitty, publilshed in London in 1831. So "taking away of a man's life" is to be taken literally, meaning causing a man to be executed, almost certainly by hanging.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:38
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 239

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Asker: Thanks, Jack for being helpful always.

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