Sentences with phrase «knowingly false statement of fact»

Claims of fraud generally allege that there was a knowingly false statement of fact that ultimately caused damage to another person.

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He could also face censure or even disbarment for making Daniels sign a false statement denying the affair under the New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility, which states, «In the representation of a client, a lawyer shall not... Knowingly make a false statement of law or fact.»

In Canada, federal and many provincial Elections Acts state that anyone who, before or during an election, knowingly makes or publishes a «false statement of fact» designed to affect the results of the election in relation to the personal character or conduct of a candidate is guilty of an offence.

Texas requires that a party claiming equitable estoppel to prove that the other party knowingly made a false statement or concealed facts to a party who did not and could not know the falsity of the statement and the statement was made with the knowledge that the party would rely on the statement to its detriment.