Sentence examples for more general statutes from inspiring English sources

And, according to Bloomberg, the US Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe, which could result in charges against the company under criminal provisions of the US Clean Air Act or more general statutes against fraud.

The only difference is whether JUSTICE REHNQUIST -- Well, I think perhaps another statement of the issue is, to what extent did the Florida Supreme Court, in construing this statute, rely on more general provisions of the Florida Constitution, which they cited in their opinion?

Of the 126 bills, Jefferson's contributions included the "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" and the "Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom"—only the last having eventually passed (in 1786).

The measure, criticised by civil liberty campaigners as a "snooper's charter", has been taken out of a more general Home Office and Ministry of Justice-sponsored crime and courts bill, which ministers need to get on to the statute book as fast as possible.

Local and general statutes specify the court in which a criminal offense or civil claim must be tried.

Also, there are fewer general statutes providing for blanket authorization of condemnation for particular purposes (such as highways) than there are in the United States, and more often there is a requirement that expropriation of each particular parcel be authorized by the Parliament.

And perhaps a more general one.

It's just more general activity.

However, the threat is rather more general.

But the more general trend is resignation.

It filed a more general "white paper".