Sentence examples for authority to commit from inspiring English sources

Some have even been convicted of using their quasi-military authority to commit crimes.

"They used a position of authority to commit incredible, unspeakable and repeated acts" of criminality, he added.

"NSW Labor welcomes the decision of the Palestinian Authority to commit to a demilitarised Palestine with the presence of international peacekeepers, including US forces," the amendment said.

Since Mr. Bedell was an adult, the police did not have the authority to commit him, so they sent him home, he said.

Besides, neither a state nor an individual can confer upon an agent authority to commit a tory so as to excuse the perpetrator.

In addition, members of MOTs tend not to operate within an overall framework of authority and accountability and, therefore, do not necessarily have full authority to commit themselves to their joint agreements.

"We don't need to propose a trade ban – we simply need the UK authorities to commit themselves to say 'we really are going to police eggs coming in'," he said.

His mother asked the authorities to commit him last year after he broke two of her ribs in a bear hug, and a sister described him as boiling with hate, desiring that others suffer as he has.

The proposal is part of a larger revision of the criminal procedural code that has in other respects won praise from some legal experts, because it would give many ordinary criminal suspects new legal protections and rein in the ability of the authorities to commit abuses.

To do so, both the government, and local authorities have to commit to a more humane and thoughtful housing policy than shunting people around from borough to borough like unwanted units.

These are often degrading or illegal, the rationale being that a UC cop or similar wouldn't have the stomach for this or have the necessary authority to actually commit crimes.