Sentence examples for fearful of prosecution from inspiring English sources

When Georgia passed its law she was laid off by a manager fearful of prosecution.

With the Constitution containing a blanket ban on abortions, doctors remain fearful of prosecution on murder charges if they perform a termination.

They claimed the act was so broadly drafted that professionals, fearful of prosecution, would send law agencies a flow of useless reports relating to trivial breaches of the law.

The government suggested that doctors fearful of prosecution under the law "could simply effect fetal demise before performing the procedure to escape liability under the act," Judge Hamilton wrote.

At a private meeting with 50 rank-and-file CIA members at their headquarters in Langley, Virginia, before his speech, Obama heard "understandable anxiety and concern" from agents fearful of prosecution.

It seems to me that a taxpayer, uneasy about possible criminal prosecution and worried about its destructive effect on his family, reputation, and business, would be susceptible to an official promise of immunity just as any other person fearful of prosecution for some other offense.

For what it's worth, the account claims they had grown fearful of criminal prosecution, because they were using the NPA's official logo.

For what it's worth, the account claims they had grown fearful of criminal prosecution, because they were using the NPA's official logo.

Among leading democracies, only the U.S. is staying away, fearful of politicized prosecutions.

The fear is that this could not only harm the lab's already substantial problems in recruiting young scientists, but could cause an exodus of senior scientists fearful of heavy-handed government prosecutions.

(3) Determination of Prosecution.