위증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 僞證.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥid͡ʑɯŋ] ~ [yd͡ʑɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wijeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wijeung
McCune–Reischauer?wijŭng
Yale Romanization?wicung

Noun

위증 • (wijeung) (hanja 僞證)

  1. (law) perjury
    • 1983, “대법원 1983. 6. 28., 선고, 83도1125, 판결 [daebeobwon 1983. 6. 28., seon'go, 83do1125, pan'gyeol]”, in Korean Law Information Center, Supreme Court of South Korea:
      위증 증인 사실 관하여 기억 반하는 사실 진술함으로써 성립하고 경험한 사실 대한 주관적 평가 법률적 효력 관한 의견 진술 위증 대상 되지 않는다.
      Wijeungjoe-neun jeung'in-i sasir-e gwanhayeo gieog-e banhaneun sasir-eul jinsulhameurosseo seongniphago gyeongheomhan sasir-e daehan jugwanjeok pyeonggana beomnyuljeok hyoryeog-e gwanhan uigyeon-ui jinsur-eun wijeungjoe-ui daesang-i doeji anneunda.
      The testimony of a witness which is contrary to his recollection of the facts constitutes the offence of perjury; a subjective evaluation of one's experiences, or a statement of one's opinions as to the legal implications thereby, are not included in the offence of perjury.
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