Sentence examples for general criminal from inspiring English sources

In Ohio's case, protection for the fetus against violent attack has been incorporated into the state's general criminal laws since 1996, with the fetus being defined as a legal entity right from conception.

Most psychiatrists and psychologists also say they can never reliably predict recidivism, which Justice Department analyses show is lower among sex offenders than in the general criminal population, though it varies greatly by offense.

Switzerland's treaty with the United States is unusual in that it gives Swiss authorities the power to refuse extradition for tax crimes, but on matters of general criminal law, the Swiss have agreed to turn people over for prosecution in American courts.

Despite the fact that we know that men and women behave differently and seem to act for different reasons, we still watch governments provide universal theories of crime and formulate general criminal laws that are meant to work in a gender neutral manner.

Supremely at ease, he was the audience proxy for every white middle-class noughties chump with 'hood-identification issues – keeping it unpretentiously real in the face of any suggestion that his street-racing, brawling and general criminal skillset were below par.

The master of the rolls, Lord Justice Dyson, said: "Parliament could have legislated to criminalise the excessive drinking of a pregnant woman but it has not done so … Since the relationship between a pregnant woman and her foetus is an area in which parliament has made a (limited) intervention, I consider that the court should be slow to interpret general criminal legislation as applying to it".

Third, however, refugees are most certainly not responsible for a general criminal-justice climate that struggles to treat sexual crime with the seriousness and urgency it warrants.

The attorney general said criminal charges are under consideration.

Mr. Scarcella even recommended that the state attorney general consider criminal charges against Ms. Capra.

Paxton joins other current or recent state attorneys general facing criminal charges.

The attorney general brought criminal charges against American Legal Process and its chief executive, William Singler, in April.