Sentence examples for liable for committing from inspiring English sources

The Act does not confer any sexual autonomy to children who may then be liable for committing sexual acts under the law.

WASHINGTON -- A multinational oil company will be coming to the Supreme Court this winter to argue that corporations are not "natural persons" and therefore cannot be held liable for committing international human rights violations such as torture, extrajudicial killings and crimes against humanity.

It also holds superior officers liable for abductions committed by those under their command.

Co-conspirators can be held liable for crimes committed by their allies in the conspiracy.

Claims the BBC could be held "vicariously liable" for crimes committed by Savile are problematic, say legal experts.

But since 14 February retailers have been liable for fraud committed in their stores if they accept a payment without a Pin number.

More than 15 years ago, the US supreme court buttressed this protection by adopting a simple rule: employers are generally liable for harassment committed by supervisors.

In a surprise verdict, two close aides of the former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic were found not liable for crimes committed by secret combat units they had commanded.

Texas is one of 14 states with a "negligent storage law," which can make gun-owning parents criminally liable for crimes committed with their firearms by their children.

A state also is liable for breaches committed by its internal institutions, however they are defined by its domestic law; by entities and persons exercising governmental authority; and by persons acting under the direction or control of the state.

The bill, which is identical to one approved in July by the Senate, is aimed at ending a spate of lawsuits by individuals and municipalities seeking to hold gun manufacturers and dealers liable for crimes committed with their weapons.