Sentence examples for committed a grave offence from inspiring English sources

I was left with the feeling that I had committed a grave offence against the black community by even writing a play with white people in it, let alone allowing them to speak about the world as they saw it.

The drive to designate non-paying adherents as outcasts who have committed "a grave offence against the Christian community" has been met with distaste by both liberal and conservative Catholic groups in Germany, and the issues that this case raises go right to the heart of the shifting nature of Catholic identity.

"Navalny... committed a grave crime," said Judge Blinov as he delivered the sentence.

[President] Morsi committed a grave mistake.

But golf had committed a grave sin against Karma.

Those who fraudulently interfere are committing a most grave offence against the body politic.

Tory MP Conor Burns told the Sunday Times that the story represented a grave offence to the victims of the IRA.

Offending against life is a grave offence, whilst respecting it has very little merit.

This was a grave offence, and he was lucky to escape with a month's leave from court in disgrace.

When committed a minor offence, a child is sent to the Rehabilitation Center and has a chance to avoid a prison term; in case of a grave crime such as a murder, the child will be punished anyway.

She told Haroun he had committed a serious offence.