Home›Administration of Justice Offenses›Victim Type›StateBrowse ByStateFactsStateSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1613 1StateFilter Results17 entriesOffense CategoryAllContempt of Court and of Legislatures (3)Escape, Resistance and Failure to Comply (2)Impersonating Officials (1)Obstruction and Helping Offenders (3)Perjury, False Statements and False Reports (3)Tampering with Witnesses, Jurors and Evidence (5)JurisdictionAllAustralia (1)Australia (1)Canada (1)England (3)Europe (2)Ireland (1)New Zealand (1)North America (4)Scotland (1)United States (3)Wales (1)Offense GradeAllIndictable Offence (7)Summary Offence (10)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Bail JumpingStateCompounding a FelonyStateContempt of CongressStateContempt of CourtStateContempt of ParliamentStateEmbraceryStateEvidence TamperingStateFailure to AppearStateImpersonating a Public ServantStateJury TamperingStateMaking False StatementsStateObstruction of JusticeStatePersonation of a JurorStatePerverting the Course of JusticeStateSubornation of PerjuryStateWasting Police TimeStateWitness TamperingStateSources1. Perjury (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaPerjury, History sectionQuote, Perjury, History sectionIn 1613, the Star Chamber declared perjury by a witness to be a punishable offence at common law.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.