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Falsi Crimen

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Fraudulent subornation or concealment, with design to darken or hide the truth, and make things appear otherwise than they are. It is committed antedates a contract; (3) by deed, as selling by false weights and measures. Wharton. See "Crimen Falsi."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The crime of fraud, defrauding by concealment or falsifying; forgery.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Cbimen Falsi.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Fraudulent subornation or concealment, with design to darken or hide the truth, and make things appear otherwise than they are. It is committed
(1) by words, as when a witness swears falsely;
(2) by writing, as when a person antedates a contract;
(3) by deed, as selling by false weights and measures. Wharton. See Crimen Falsi.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Fraudulentsubornation er concealment, with design to darken or hide the truth, and make things appear otherwise than they are. It is committed (1) by words, as when a witness swears falsely; (2) by writing, as when a person autedates a contract; (3) by deed, as selling by false weights and measures. Wharton. See CriMEN FALst.