Is lying a crime?

we cannot simply say 'lying is a crime'.
whether lying is a crime or not depends on the situation, which can need for us to tell a lie. = which makes us tell a lie
for instance, If Your intimate friend runs to your home and say 'Some murderer is following me, so please hide me in your house and tell a lie to The murderer.', You cannot help telling a lie. = but tell a lie

This is a philosophical thing. According to German philosopher Kant, There is an ABSOLUTE moral rule in the world or beyond the world(we call it 'IDEA'), which is constant and cannot be changed wherever, whenever, whoever. Otherwise, existentialists like French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre said that ethics are RELATIVE and can be different by in situations, places and ages. and I agree with The latter.

so I can't answer this question easily.

Hi Damien,

Thanks for sending a writing composition. Please check the corrections I have here.

See you in class!

~T.Emyca ^_^