Definition of "falsity" []

• The quality or condition of being false. (noun)
• Something false; a lie. (noun)

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• "BTW, actual falsity is not required for a perjury conviction under 18 USC § 1621."
• "In every litigated case, the parties disagree about whether the falsity is literal or only implicit."
• "Literal falsity is a dandy doctrine because it provides a way to end litigation quickly: judicial economy."