Sentence examples for limits on prosecution from inspiring English sources

But his crime against humanity was in law unforgiveable – that is why – such crimes have no time limits on prosecution and no provision for early release.

On several occasions since then he has been saved by time limits on prosecutions.

Yet after each celebrity acquittal, there are immediate calls for time limits on prosecutions and anonymity for the accused.

A change in the law to lift time limits on prosecutions based on matching existing rape evidence with developing DNA databases makes sense.

If we set an artificial limit on prosecution for genocide, we're basically saying you can get away with it if you're lucky enough, smart enough, rich enough, and if you can live long enough.

"The proposed change to remove the time limit on prosecutions would better reflect the seriousness of the offence, as would a higher penalty on conviction," says the information commissioner in his blog.

The Vicinage Clause places no limits on the prosecution of crimes not committed within a state.

In murder cases arising from the Indian Territory, Navassa Island, and the No Man's Land of the Oklahoma Panhandle, the Supreme Court has held that the Clause places no limits on the prosecution of crimes committed outside the territory of a state.

While your excellent leader (14 February) acknowledges the authorities' "widespread complicity in sexual abuse", three letters (17 February) call for a time limit on rape prosecutions and the prosecution of women accused of making a false allegation.

Some groups are focused on prosecution.

He has been spared a criminal investigation only because the time limit for prosecutions has expired.