Sentence examples for imposes a term from inspiring English sources

For most felonies, the judge imposes a term of incarceration, but many offenders will not serve the full term.

Prosecutors and Mr. Ward's lawyer have agreed to recommend a sentence of three years in prison, though the judge can impose a term of up to 10 years.

Judge Chin would impose a term of 150 years on Mr. Madoff, perhaps the most stunning and widely discussed sentencing in the history of American white-collar crime.

But Judge Hanophy indicated that he intended to impose a term of one to three years at the Sept. 16 sentencing.

In the end, the judge departed from the guidelines and imposed a term of one year plus one day (a technicality that allows a defendant to be released slightly early for good behavior).

(Reuters) Italy Takes Steps to Curb Power of Central Bank Chief The government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi failed to impose a term limit on the Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio, left, amid calls for his resignation after taped phone calls showed the central banker may have favored Italian investors over foreign rivals during takeover battles.

I used to wonder about my judge's rationale when he imposed a term that would keep me confined for decades despite my not having had a history of violence or previous incarceration.

A strict law against lèse-majesté imposes a prison term of up to 15 years for anyone who "defames, insults or threatens" the king, queen, heir apparent or regent.

PLR imposes a penalty term to each correlation coefficient to overcome the colinearity among variables and the over-fitting problem.

The new constitution imposes a two-term presidential limit.

When the price of what is being exported rises, or when the price paid to foreigners for imported goods falls (as it may when a nation imposes a tariff), terms of trade improve.