false witness suit
Definition: Private lawsuit for providing false witness testimony, defendant summoned by plaintiff via prosklesis, initiated by submitting a charge in writing to magistrate, supervised by the Thesmothetai, tried by the dikasterion, has punishment for convicted of an assessable fine, has penalty of epobelia for failed prosecution, with assessable penalty through timesis.
hypernym(s): assessable lawsuit (preferred), private lawsuit (preferred),
Status: preferred
Equivalent(s):
- grc: ψευδομαρτυριῶν δίκη (preferred)
Concept: <Legal proceeding brought forward by the injured party or a guardian with a prosecutor and defendant for providing false witness testimony defendant summoned by plaintiff via prosklesis initiated by submitting a charge in writing to magistrate supervised by the Thesmothetai tried by the dikasterion has punishment for convicted of an assessable fine has penalty of epobelia for failed prosecution with assessable penalty through timesis>
essential characteristic(s): /is an entire legal process/, /with assessable penalty through timesis/, /brought forward by the injured party or a guardian/, /with a prosecutor and defendant/, /for providing false witness testimony/, /defendant summoned by plaintiff via prosklesis/, /initiated by submitting a charge in writing to magistrate/, /supervised by the Thesmothetai/, /tried by the dikasterion/, /has punishment for convicted of an assessable fine/, /has penalty of epobelia for failed prosecution/