Sentence examples for constituted a criminal from inspiring English sources

This constituted a criminal offence under Swedish law.

The Federal Criminal Court found last August that the Duvalier family structure clearly constituted "a criminal organization" at the time of the deposits, and thus the funds "must be placed under review for confiscation by the receiving state".

Mr. Poizner, in a news conference at his campaign headquarters in Sacramento, suggested that Mr. Murphy's e-mail message constituted a criminal threat, and cited four federal and state election laws that were allegedly violated.

Yet he was deeply offended that the President and his top aides ran what constituted a criminal operation out of the White House, and he risked everything to guide Woodward.

While there are no special lawbooks for when to bring charges in what no one doubts is a tragic mistake, in the view of prosecutors, Ms. Shiriver's moments at the stove constituted a criminal act.

PARIS — A Paris court on Friday sentenced a French-Algerian particle physicist to five years in prison, one of them suspended, on the charge of "criminal association with the intent to prepare terrorist acts," ruling that the man's online correspondence in 2009 with a presumed member of Al Qaeda constituted a criminal act.

If unauthorised, such interference constitutes a criminal act.

Such a commission would not constitute a criminal investigation, but it would not preclude one either.

"Whether or not this constitutes a criminal offense will be decided in court," he said.

Refusing to leave or returning to the area constitutes a criminal offence.

However, providing client data to foreign authorities would itself constitute a criminal offence under Swiss law.