Sentence examples for a broad law from inspiring English sources

Win Naing Kyaw, who is retired, and U Thura Kyaw, a Foreign Ministry clerk; they were charged under a broad law that covers threats to national security.

Some have asked the Department of Justice to consider a probe under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a broad law that targets bribes paid anywhere in the world.

John Armelagos, a nurse in Ann Arbor, acknowledged that Michigan's Republican-dominated legislature had not enacted a broad law curbing many unions' ability to bargain.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, wanted to pass a broad law against hate crimes, including those based on sexual orientation.

After shunning the concept for years, Massachusetts, seeking solutions to its budget woes, last fall became the first New England state to pass a broad law allowing resort casinos.

The defendants, leaders of a banned Protestant sect called the South China Church, which is said to have 50,000 members, were convicted under a broad law intended to stamp out "evil cults".

But what is obviously needed is a broader law shielding all forgiven mortgage debt from tax.

Some would prefer a broader law to include anyone who pays taxes, regardless of immigration status.

Under Kaiser Wilhelm II, lèse-majesté was transformed into a broader law also forbidding denigration of non-royal foreign heads of state.

Kathleen M. Sullivan, a lawyer for the defendants, said Congress was free to enact a broader law than the one it passed in 1789.

The recent Congressional action refers to a broader law passed in July which prohibits Nasa funds from being used to participate or collaborate with China in any way.