Sentence examples for makes a crime from inspiring English sources
It makes a crime out of being a foreigner in the state without papers — in most cases a civil violation of federal law.
They argued that such a bill places greater value on one victim than another, that it makes a crime of a defendant's thoughts, and that current laws suffice.
It may be absurd to have a statute on the books that makes a crime out of infrequent visits to one's elderly parents, but there are, nonetheless, some ordinary citizens who will realize that they are "breaking the law".
Complexity of character makes a crime drama more compelling, and a mystery more difficult to solve.
As Abraham Lincoln said, "Prohibition... goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes..
Even Abraham Lincoln agreed when he said, "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance...for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes.
A specific threat of violence against a specific person can be made a crime.
The sheer volume of notes that had to be stolen to make a crime lucrative was a deterrent.
He says he was wary of making a crime film in a different culture.
"The impression I got was that they were making a crime series like Midsomer Murders," said David Simmons, Mayor of Faversham.
In absolute terms, the criminal law does not make a crime of it.
