Sentence examples for possibility of prosecution from inspiring English sources

The justices ruled that the law, which makes it a crime "to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services," could not be used to prosecute defendants for hiding conflicts of interest, but left open the possibility of prosecution based on kickbacks and bribery.

Khan's lawyer said he was fleeing the possibility of prosecution.

The oath 'triggered no serious possibility of prosecution' by the Commonwealth.

Najib's dramatic election loss in 2018 left him facing the possibility of prosecution and imprisonment.

But the court left open the possibility of prosecution based on kickbacks and bribery.

The court left open, however, the possibility of prosecution based on kickbacks and bribery.

It should also be judge-led, held as far as possible in public, and not rule out the possibility of prosecutions". Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, said: "Liberty has long called for a public inquiry into complicity in torture during the war on terror.

Human Rights Watch, a New York-based group, believes the knowledge gathered so far increases the possibility of prosecutions by the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.

Careless drafting seems to leave open the possibility of prosecutions for any illegal act that affects a pregnancy, like not using a seatbelt.

He said his committee would not shy away from saying that the evidence pointed towards the possibility of prosecutions if it thought that was appropriate.

They raised the possibility of prosecutions of bank officials who were in charge until two weeks ago, when they were ousted because of fears that the bank's losses far exceeded its deposits.