Sentence examples for principal offense from inspiring English sources

Mr. Diem's principal offense was his refusal to do America's bidding.

Other states and federal law treat conspiracy as a separate principal offense, sometimes punishing it more severely than the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.

The principal offense cited in the letter is a brief scene — one that could run afoul of blasphemy laws in Sharjah and lead to jail time for anyone associated with it — showing a group of Indian children dancing in a public square; some of their movements, choreographed by Mr. Zahedi, mimic those of prayer, as a Bollywood soundtrack plays in the background.

But it is far from clear that this sensible conclusion has justified punishing men and women whose principal offense seems to have been that of raising fundamental (however ill-conceived) objections to the established political, economic, and social arrangements in the United States.

If they both stay quiet for crime I and only one of them finks for crime II, then the informant will not be charged for crime II but will spend one year in prison for crime I, and the informant will testify against the other for crime II, who will be convicted of the principal offense for crime II resulting in a $30 fine and be sentenced to two years in prison for crime I.

If only one of them finks for crime I and they both stay quiet for crime II, then the informant will not be charged for crime I but will be fined $10 for crime II, and the informant will testify against the other for crime I, who will be convicted of the principal offense for crime I resulting in a three-year prison sentence and be fined $20 for crime II.

I thought my principal was crazy at first (no offense) but as time passed, I became more interested and involved in technology.

This year alone, all three months of it, at least seven school employees have been arrested on sexual-offense charges, including an assistant principal in the Bronx accused of groping two girls.

The Chiefs have a no-name defense that has been tough to run against and an offense led by quarterback Trent Green, whose principal target is tight end Tony Gonzalez.

He helped pioneer what became a principal element of the Giuliani administration's crime strategy: arresting people for lesser offenses, like turnstile jumping, and then tying them to more serious ones.

Others broaden the offense to include any property of the principal received by the defendant employee.