Sentence examples for insulting behaviour from inspiring English sources

Further, injuria no longer included just physical assault but also defamation and insulting behaviour.

You used insulting behaviour in a situation that someone was likely to find offensive".

By the early empire, reforms had substituted a fourfold penalty in the case of a thief who was caught in the act, and the court assessed all penalties for injuria (which by then included defamation and insulting behaviour).

In May 1606 a small-scale revolt supported by popular indignation at the foolishly insulting behaviour of Dmitry and his Polish garrison brought the overthrow and murder of the pretender.

On the same day as Beale was told that he still had a career with the Wallabies, a sporting body on the other side of the world was taking a less tolerant view of insulting behaviour.

The Hungarian government said it "condemns in the strongest possible terms the insulting behaviour of certain Hungarian football fans".

Jose Mourinho's insulting, infantile behaviour towards a highly respected doctor should neither be forgiven nor forgotten, since it compromises his  professional reputation.

Today, at Highbury Corner Magistrates Courtt, carpenter Flint admitted throwing a missile on to the playing area, and using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Section 5 of the 1986 Public Order Act says a person "is guilty of an offence if he (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or (b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting, within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby".

The 34-year-old former dental nurse pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of a racially aggravated section 5 public order offence - using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour that is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress when she appeared at Croydon Crown Court on Monday.

John Terry went before the court facing one allegation: that on 23 October 2011, at QPR's Loftus Road ground, he used "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour" which were likely to cause "harassment, alarm or distress" and that the alleged offence was racially aggravated.