noun
false report; fabricated report
Refers to a report or statement that is intentionally untrue or misleading. Often used in legal, official, or journalistic contexts.
警察に虚偽報告をすると罰せられる。
Making a false report to the police is punishable.
その新聞は虚偽報告を掲載したとして批判された。
The newspaper was criticized for publishing a false report.
Compound of 虚偽 (falsehood) and 報告 (report). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.