Sentence examples for act of crime from inspiring English sources

"Investigators unequivocally ruled out that it was an intentional act of crime," a police spokeswoman said.

Speaking at times in Serbo-Croatian and in English, the former Yugoslav leader described the new indictment as "the second act of crime committed against my people".

Iran is signatory to the international convenant of civil and political rights (ICCPR) which prohibits death penalty for convicts if their act of crime is committed while they were under the age of 18. HRW called on the judiciary, which is independent of the Iranian government, to reverse its decision.

"But what is the legal provision to punish the act of crime?

In a nutshell, this theory proposes that an act of crime is an outcome of a perception-choice process that occurs when individuals are exposed to temptations and provocations in the environment.

"Here's the distinction: I have never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an act of crime going on," Paul said on Fox Business Network.

The Iraqi security forces, charged with keeping order, were carrying out some of the most egregious acts of crime and sectarian killings.

David Gordon Green's career - from lo-fi indies like George Washington to stoner comedies like Pineapple Express to acts of crime against cinema like Your Highness - has been fascinatingly mixed.

In a trial in 1986, in which Mr. Corbett was one of 11 people charged with breaking immigration laws, Judge Earl H. Carroll said, "Good motive is not a defense to intentional acts of crime".

The deaf school in Slaboshpytskiy's film is controlled by gangs of older pupils, who extort the younger students – particularly the girls – into coarse acts of crime, thuggery and disinhibited sex.

South African police said the national commissioner, Riah Phiyega "strongly condemned" what had happened and urged people "to remain vigilant and continue to report all acts of crime irrespective of who is involved".