Sentence examples for constituted a crime from inspiring English sources

But neither of these would have constituted a crime.

No definition of what constituted a crime was given.

The police will investigate whether leaving Mr. Eason in the van constituted a crime.

After receiving numerous complaints, prosecutors are also investigating whether the advertisement itself constituted a crime.

The accusations against the officials had spurred a national debate about whether the accepting of the state posts constituted a crime or was merely an unsavory political deal.

"We have up to now not documented anything approaching this scale of abuse" by opposition fighters, Ms. Fakih said, adding that the number and methodical nature of the killings constituted a "crime against humanity".

That, in itself, may well constitute a crime.

Simply telling a lie, his lawyers assert, does not always constitute a crime.

The use of chemical gas, if proven, constitutes a crime against humanity".

"The act of which defendant is accused," the court said, "does not constitute a crime".

Perhaps most important, the public's view of what constitutes a crime has widened astronomically.