Home›Administration of Justice Offenses›Violent or Non-Violent›Non-ViolentBrowse ByNon-ViolentFactsNon-ViolentSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1613 1Non-ViolentFilter Results18 entriesOffense CategoryAllContempt of Court and of Legislatures (3)Escape, Resistance and Failure to Comply (2)Impersonating Officials (2)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 (3)Ireland (1)New Zealand (1)North America (4)Scotland (1)United States (3)Wales (1)Offense GradeAllIndictable Offence (7)Summary Offence (11)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Bail JumpingNon-ViolentCompounding a FelonyNon-ViolentContempt of CongressNon-ViolentContempt of CourtNon-ViolentContempt of ParliamentNon-ViolentEmbraceryNon-ViolentEvidence TamperingNon-ViolentFailure to AppearNon-ViolentImpersonating a Public ServantNon-ViolentJury TamperingNon-ViolentMaking False StatementsNon-ViolentObstruction of JusticeNon-ViolentPersonation of a JurorNon-ViolentPerverting the Course of JusticeNon-ViolentPolice ImpersonationNon-ViolentSubornation of PerjuryNon-ViolentWasting Police TimeNon-ViolentWitness TamperingNon-ViolentSources1. 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.