This dimension groups criminal offenses by their grade or severity. Wikipedia notes that an offender, if found guilty, "may be sentenced to a form of reparation such as a community sentence, or, depending on the nature of their offence, to undergo imprisonment, life imprisonment or, in some jurisdictions, death," a range of penalties that tracks the offense's own grade. Browsing by offense grade compares offenses of a similar severity.
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1. Perjury (Wikipedia)
WikipediaPerjury, History sectionQuote, Perjury, History section
In 1613, the Star Chamber declared perjury by a witness to be a punishable offence at common law.
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