Sentence examples for light conviction from inspiring English sources

Some of these attacks have been especially brutal: Recently, a man was sentenced to two years in jail (a rare, if light, conviction for a type of crime often practiced with impunity) for kidnapping his own 11-year-old niece with the intent of selling her body for $6,500.

As a woman, I'm disappointed by the light sentence Brock Turner received following his rape conviction.

The writer continues in the same vein, slightly altering cliches and phrasing (i.e. "...if this election is about anything, it is about not hiding one's light of conviction under a bushel of demurral"). in order to keep from saying anything at all.

Earlier that day, White had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the lightest possible conviction for his actions.

Prosecutors suggested the lighter sentence because Mr Ponder has no prior convictions and also because he still has an opportunity to change his ways.

The soldiers tried to make light of their conviction that they'd be attacked by those insurgents dissolving into the villages.

He was also awarded a Bafta fellowship two years ago but the academy has announced it will strip him of the honour ago in light of the conviction.

In that light, a criminal conviction seems rather like gilding the lily.

But on Thursday, the governor's lawyer, William F. Dow III, questioned Mr. Claywell's credibility in light of his convictions.

(Even if we achieved this ideal, we might, as noted in my previous discussion of Medicare, try to reinterpret the facts in light of fundamental convictions).

And best of all is the exuberant, light-hearted moral conviction of the last page, as Twemlow at the very end shows his steel.