Sentence examples for law violation from inspiring English sources

Justice Souter said that in the 18th century, there were three offenses that were seen as violating the contemporary concept of international law: violation of a promise to give "safe conduct," piracy and "infringement of the rights of ambassadors".

Gawker's response made no mention of the apparent copyright law violation.

Beck and Malina were tried and convicted of tax law violation and jailed briefly, and The Living Theatre was closed.

The mere disclosure of confidential information is not a securities law violation, which only occurs when the information is used to trade.

Mr. Hunt served as governor from 1987 to 1993, when he was forced to leave office because of a conviction on an ethics law violation.

The law denying financial aid to college students who have been convicted of any drug law violation (news article, March 13) should be repealed.

Several other suppliers were also punished for labor law violations.

The report, these officials said, found no criminal law violations.

Michael Milken, who pleaded guilty to securities law violations, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In 2008, a New York State investigation of the industry found widespread labor law violations.

President Obama has set up an interagency group to investigate trade law violations, particularly by China.