 | John Cartwright - Bedford, John Russell, 6th Duke of, 1766-1839 - 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... | |
 | Henry Potter - Justices of the peace - 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,... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...crime of wilful 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,...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... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...its axis. See 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,...matter material to the issue or point in question. In ancient times it was in some places punished with death ; in others it made the false swearer liable... | |
 | Nathan Dane - Law - 1824 - 726 pages
...perjury. This crime against public justice is defined by Sir Edward Coke, " to be a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding,...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 - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...of wilful and 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,...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 - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...wilful and 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,...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
..." The crime of 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 - Correctional institutions - 1827 - 74 pages
...according to the definition given by Sir Edward Coke, and adopted by Judge Blackstone, d happens " 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."... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 816 pages
...perjury. Barrow. PERJCKY, in law, is defined by Sir Edward Coke to be a crime committed when a lawful nath is administered, in some judicial proceeding, to a...matter material to the issue or point in question. In ancient times it was in some places punished with death ; in others it made the false swearer liable... | |
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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. 
