It also brings to mind the psychiatrist Judith Herman's definition of a related word: "Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter aloud," she once wrote.
Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter aloud.
The Justice Department will now concern itself with certain violations of state laws — eight specific priorities for federal prosecution.
First, in an entirely expected move, the SEC adopted the so-called "bad actor" rules -- as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act - disqualifying the use of Rule 506 if a company or certain other "covered" persons such as its executive officers, directors or more than 20% beneficial owners have been convicted of or sanctioned for securities fraud or other certain violations of law.
"I think other guys think maybe there should be an enhanced penalty for a certain kind of violation," he said, "but there should be a reduced penalty for a different kind".
"I think for sellers, whether they're famous or not famous, there is a certain sense of violation from people coming into your home and poking around, looking in your sweater drawer," said Elaine Schweninger, a senior vice president at Town Residential, who recently sold Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy's SoHo loft for just under $6 million.
And because of a 1997 state law that reclassified certain violations as felonies, the number of new felony prosecutions involving violations of orders more than doubled in Suffolk, reaching 694 last year, compared with 257 in 1996, according to the district attorney's office.
When the Octel Corporation found that its chief executive had initiated a transaction that it says "may have resulted in a potential violation of certain laws," did it send him packing with two weeks' pay?
If eating a certain kind of food is a violation of your cultural or religious beliefs, please let your hosts know before you arrive.
If your abuser comes within a certain distance of you, this is a violation of the law.
