Sentence examples for a punishable offence from inspiring English sources

Tampering with your phone was a punishable offence.

To wear one in France was, for a long time, a punishable offence.

Hit-and-run in a collision is a punishable offence as it delays crash notification thereby delaying emergency response which increases the likelihood of traffic fatality.

Alcohol cannot be imported in the country and it is a punishable offence to drink alcohol in public, except at designated hotel bars.

I'm nearing the end of a marathon and my graceful form has turned into a heelstriking shuffle … So look: being "caught" heelstriking is not a punishable offence.

In football, it is a punishable offence to "overcelebrate" a goal, and television should be aware of the risk in relation to anniversaries.

As an example, job search criteria changed regularly, adding to the list of punishable offences.

In one instance, an Ewondo interpreter fired a gun during a dispute with a German, an offence punishable with a stiff prison sentence.

Punishable offences range from Islamic "fundamentalism" to "corrupting public morals".

Punishable offences include homosexuality, sex outside marriage and public displays of affection.

Prosecutors have suggested to the Swiss media the men were being held for taking part in a street race, an offence punishable by up to four years in prison.