 | John Cartwright - 1805 - 194 pages
...which is defined by Sir Edward Coke, to " be a crime Committed when a lawful oath is admin" istered, in some judicial proceeding, to a person " who swears wilfully, absolutely, and falsely, in a mat" ter, material to the issue or point in question. Tha E2 67 *" law takes no notice of any perjury... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - 1810 - 202 pages
...evidence they can obtain. TITLE CX1V'. PERJURY. / iBUOom jM PERJURY, at common law, is where a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding, to a...matter material to the issue, or point in question. Subornation of perjury is the offence of procuring Ibtd. * another to take such a false oath, as constitutes... | |
 | Henry Potter - 1816 - 474 pages
...and Debtor, Slaves* PERJURY. • Perjury is when a lawful oath is administered, in some judi"$i'al proceeding to a person who swears wilfully, absolutely,...matter material to the issue or point in question. , ./ »'• The law takes no notice of any perjury but such as is comm'ftted in- some courrof justice,... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...MECHANICS. PERJURY, in Law, is defined by Sir Edward Coke to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a...person with ; in others a pecuniary mulct was imposed. But though it escaped human, yet it was thought, amongst the ancients in general, that the divine vengeance... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...and corrupt perjury : which is defined by sir Edward Coke, to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a...matter material to the issue or point in question. The law takes no notice of any perjury but such as is committed in some court .of justice, having power... | |
 | Nathan Dane - 1824 - 726 pages
...against public justice is defined by Sir Edward Coke, " to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding, to a...matter material to the issue or point in question." The law takes no notice of any perjury, but such as is committed in some court of justice, having power... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...corrupt perjury-, which is defined by sir Edward Coke f, to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a...matter material to the issue or point in question. The law (14) takes no notice of any perjury but such as is committed in some court of justice, having... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pages
...corrupt perjury; which is defined by sir Edward Coke r, to be a crime committed when a lawfid oath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a...matter material to the issue or point in question. The law (14) takes no notice of any perjury but such as is committed in some court of justice, having... | |
 | William Hough - 1825 - 1028 pages
...wilful and corrupt perjury is defined by Sir Edw. Coke, to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a person who swears wilfully, absolutely, and Jahely, in a matter material to the issue or point in question. The law takes no notice of any perjury... | |
 | Job Roberts Tyson - 1827 - 74 pages
..." when a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding, to a person who swearstt>*7fully, absolutely, and falsely, in a matter material to the issue or point in question." Subornation is the crime of procuring another to take a false oath. To constitute perjury, it is necessary... | |
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Coke(/) to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a person who swears wilfully, absolutely, and falsely in a matter material to the issue or point in question. 
