Sentence examples for is not punishable from inspiring English sources

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But fraud, while a crime, is not punishable by death, said Mr. AlGasim, the retired judge.

Premarital sex is not punishable for non-Muslims, but it remains socially taboo.

Michael Segalov, one of the students who went through the trial, said: "I have maintained throughout that participating in peaceful protest action is something to be encouraged, and is not punishable.

Unauthorized access to communications data is not punishable per se, which is why a private detective who gained access to the cellphone records of Arun Jaitley, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, has been charged under the weak provision on fraud, rather than invasion of privacy.

The Indonesian penal code states that a person is "not punishable" or liable if they commit a crime by reason of the "sickly disorder of his mental capacities", while the UN Commission on Human Rights urges all states "not to impose (the death penalty) on a person suffering from any form of mental disorder; not to execute any such person".

Thus, giving a gift or tip to a civil servant out of general friendship or gratitude and without an intent to influence his official behaviour is not punishable as bribery, though it may be prohibited under other legislation limiting corrupt practices.

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Article 11(1) of the Constitution states: "No person shall be punished for an act or omission which was not punishable by law when it was done or made, and no person shall suffer greater punishment for an offence than was prescribed by law at the time it was committed".

"The actions are not punishable," a police spokesman, Norbert Gunkel, told The Associated Press.

Those who opposed Scientology in any way were called "suppressive persons," of whom Hubbard wrote: "A truly suppressive person or group has no rights of any kind, and actions taken against them are not punishable".

As part of their background work, league officials intend to speak to the relevant clubs about the tactics employed and felt it important to do so on the basis that whatever they heard was not punishable unless there was an official complaint.

It makes young people think they are not punishable for crimes: "If so-and-so can get away it, why can't I?" And it makes those kids who can't afford the trainers and the watches feel inadequate, and as if owning those items is the only way they can ever be accepted.

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