False Swearing
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
The misdemeanor committed in English law by a per- 80n who swears falsely before any person authorized to administer an oath upon a matter of public concern, under such circumstances that the false swearing would have amounted to perjury if committed in a judicial proceeding; a3 where a person makes a false affidavit under the bills of sale acts. Steph. Cr. Dig. p.
84.