Sentence examples for authorized the commitment of from inspiring English sources

In 1998 New Jersey -- like other states reacting to murders by sex offenders with previous convictions -- authorized the commitment of anyone who has served time for a sex crime and is found to have a "mental abnormality or personality disorder" that makes him likely to commit another crime.

We now have 100,000 American soldiers in Afghanistan, where President Obama recently authorized the commitment of another 1,000 Marines.

It is not clear what effect the Supreme Court decision will have on New Jersey, one of 18 states with "sexually violent predator laws" authorizing the civil commitment of sex offenders upon their release from prison.

In 2000, the state authorized the use of medical marijuana.

Within a week, Congress overwhelmingly authorized the use of force.

And already Obama has authorized the assassination of al-Awlaki.

But Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of 250 more.

Chairman Wheeler has not authorized the release of the document.

Once detailed design is authorized, the production of final construction documents could begin.

The colony authorized the leases of Tuscarora lands in 1766.

Holder personally authorized the searches of Fox News records, while his deputy, Cole, authorized the search of Associated Press records.