false statement

noun

1. : a statement that is known or believed by its maker to be incorrect or untrue and is made especially with intent to deceive or mislead submitted a false statement to obtain the loan; also : the federal crime of concealing a material fact, making a false statement, or using documents known to be falsified — see also exculpatory no doctrine — compare perjury : the federal crime of concealing a material fact, making a false statement, or using documents known to be falsified — see also exculpatory no doctrine — compare perjury