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But the former high-ranking Administration lawyer suggested that the situation is more serious than an intentional infraction of the law.
The overall message they imparted was zero tolerance; any infraction of the law, no matter how minor, will lead to incarceration.
The eponymous word solon, meaning "legislator," was used here to describe Draco, the Greek lawgiver whose penalty for any infraction of the law was death.
"I know of no clearer instance in which the punishment for an infraction of the law is more harmful than the crime," he said.
The government's information minister, Lambert Mende, mocked Mr. Tshisekedi's self-proclamation as president at a news conference, saying it was "an infraction of the law and an assault on the Constitution".
Of penalties for marijuana possession, he said, "I know of no clearer instance in which the punishment for an infraction of the law is more harmful than the crime".
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Exception: Fines and penalties for infractions of the law are the personal responsibility of the driver.
ANNALS OF LAW about the recent law enforcement practice of arresting or threatening to indict people on minor charges in order to either search them for more serious infractions of the law, or pressure them into cooperating with prosecutors.
After the 1992 riots it was urged to set up a department-wide computer system, but nothing happened.Mr Bratton's third New York measure drawing on academic theories about the consequences of "broken windows"—was to focus on small infractions of the law, which can lead to greater crimes.
By Jeffrey Rosen The New Yorker, November 16, 1998 P. 41 ANNALS OF LAW about the recent law enforcement practice of arresting or threatening to indict people on minor charges in order to either search them for more serious infractions of the law, or pressure them into cooperating with prosecutors..
The New Yorker, November 16 , 1998P. 41 ANNALS OF LAW about the recent law enforcement practice of arresting or threatening to indict people on minor charges in order to either search them for more serious infractions of the law, or pressure them into cooperating with prosecutors..
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