Sentence examples for a distinct offence from inspiring English sources

And, finally, in United States v. Randenbush (1834 where the defendant had first been acquitted of counterfeiting one note, and then convicted of counterfeiting a different note (which had been introduced as evidence at the first trial)—the Court held that double jeopardy did not run from the use of the same evidence for "entirely a distinct offence".

Because some dealers sell for minimal profit, the study concluded that "social supply" should become a distinct criminal offence, to differentiate the type of low-level dealer most common in universities from career drug sellers driven entirely by profit.

Findings to date show no specific or distinct offence patterns characteristic of Asperger's syndrome.

There's a distinct possibility there could be further offences".

A distinct plodder.

A distinct resistance to potential.

A distinct possibility, no doubt.

Each has a distinct personality.

He has a distinct audience.

Each is a distinct type.

Death is a distinct possibility".