Sentence examples for number of statutes from inspiring English sources

THE SUPREME COURT struck down an unusually large number of statutes this term.

The clause was the legal basis for any number of statutes of enormous benefit to society.

Congress, Ms. Reno noted, has passed a number of statutes expanding the government's authority to prosecute terrorists "before they strike".

They asked the Department of Justice to look into a number of statutes concerning Exxon's actions, including truth in advertising and racketeering laws.

Mens rea need not be shown in a number of statutes regulating economic or other activities, commonly termed public-welfare offenses, carrying minor penalties.

"The court concludes that it lacks the power to invalidate the waiver provision merely because of the unlimited number of statutes that could potentially be encompassed," Judge Huvelle wrote.

Section 112 of the bill concerns itself with a special problem that is not dealt with in the present statutes but is the subject of provisions in a number of foreign statutes and in the revisions of the Berne Convention since 1948.

But as the number of criminal statutes grew, so did the stress on the courts, and the consequent need to avoid endless trials.

The letter said it was possible that "a number of criminal statutes appear to be implicated by this course of conduct," including bribery.

But the charge has broader significance for companies facing gross negligence or willful misconduct allegations under a number of regulatory statutes that impose triple damages for such conduct.

A number of important statutes were drafted by commissions that included judges, professors, and lawyers; and authors often suggested to the courts new developments in the application of rules of law.