Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PERJURY
perjury, bearing false witness, lying under oath
(noun) criminal offense of making false statements under oath
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perjury (countable and uncountable, plural perjuries)
(legal) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
Synonyms
• oathbreach
• false testimony
Source: Wiktionary
Per"ju*ry, n.; pl. Perjuries. Etym: [L. perjurium. See Perjure, v.]
1. False swearing.
2. (Law)
Definition: At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations.
Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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