Sentence examples for proof of criminal from inspiring English sources
The F.B.I. opened 60 criminal investigations, a spokesman said, but prosecutors abandoned all but a few for reasons including a lack of evidence or proof of criminal intent.
The justification for the elimination of proof of criminal intent in such cases is ordinarily made on the grounds of expediency.
Because "arrests are not proof of criminal conduct" — they often do not result in charges, and charges often do not lead to convictions — basing a hiring decision on an arrest record is presumptively discriminatory.
In addition, a fraud charge requires proof of criminal intent, and showing that a defendant was aware of an internal policy prohibiting insider trading could be important evidence to show knowledge of wrongdoing along with a breach of fiduciary duty.
Clinton's practices were sloppy, irresponsible, and in defiance of State Department policies, but investigators found no proof of criminal conduct — just a misguided effort by Clinton to maintain control over what the public, and her opponents, could learn about her.
Hutchinson wanted to demonstrate mainly that the accusation of "stealing", in the form of larceny in this instance, would need proof of criminal intent to sell or keep the work.
But Mr. Reich's recommendation emphasizes that "there certainly is no requirement for proof of serious criminal wrongdoing," underscoring the word criminal.
The alleged discovery of vials containing AIDS antibodies in the home of one of the nurses, the Libyan doctors contend, is proof enough of criminal intent.
Their attitude is that proof of a criminal charge is a redundant complication: those of us who cling to the desirability of such a technicality are "airy-fairy liberals".
No post mortem examination was ever carried out - there is no legal requirement for this in the sovereign Vatican City state - but no proof of a criminal assassination plot inside the Apostolic Palace has ever emerged.
It is true that diffusion of responsibility within a large corporate entity makes proof of individual criminal intent more difficult for prosecutors.
