In the United States, for example, the general perjury statute under Federal law defines perjury as a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to five years.

It has long been criticized for the loophole it creates in the perjury statutes as essentially allowing a witness to lie without consequences.

This indictment sends a very strong message that the perjury statute will be vigorously enforced against police officers and not just civilians.

There are two perjury statutes in federal law, one requiring two forms of corroborating evidence and one requiring one form.

The reference to "this statute" was a reference to a perjury statute.

The Court in Caha rejected the argument that the federal courts had no jurisdiction to hear a case under the perjury statute, and the defendant's conviction was affirmed.

The old perjury statute needs no exercise; it is the new Ethics in Government Act that must be shown to have the teeth needed to deter future influence peddling.

Federal tax law provides criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for violation of the tax return perjury statute.

"I am very sensitive to the implications of perjury statutes," Mr. Fowler told the Senate campaign finance committee in 1997.

Courts have ruled that perjury statutes do not apply to statements that are not considered significant.