FALSI CRIMEN
\fˈɒlsi kɹˈa͡ɪmɛn], \fˈɒlsi kɹˈaɪmɛn], \f_ˈɒ_l_s_i k_ɹ_ˈaɪ_m_ɛ_n]\
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In law, the crime of what is false; the crime of fraud. In the civil law the term meant a fraudulent subornation or concealment, with design to darken or conceal the truth, or make things appear otherwise than they really are, as in swearing falsely, antedating a contract, or selling by false weights. In modern common law its prevailing signification is that of forgery.
By Daniel Lyons
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Fraudulent subornation or concealment, with design to darken orhide the truth, and make things appear otherwise than they are. It is committed (1) bywords, as when a witness swears falsely; (2) by writing, as when a person antedates acontract; (3) by deed, as selling by false weights and measures. Wharton. See CRIMEN FALSI.
By Henry Campbell Black
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