Sentence examples for prosecution for breaking from inspiring English sources

In 1955, she refused to enter a fallout shelter during a civil-defense exercise in New York City, faced prosecution for breaking the law, pleaded guilty, and called the protest "an act of penance" for the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The admission that legitimate issues have been raised by the Guardian investigation also undercuts those on the Conservative benches demanding that the primary response to the Guardian disclosures should be prosecution of the newspaper for breaking the Official Secrets Act.

Many transgender people interviewed by The Times said they weren't afraid of prosecution because House Bill 2 doesn't specify a punishment for breaking the law.

■ Already fined $1.9bn for breaking anti-money-laundering rules, the bank is subject to a deferred prosecution agreement with the US department of justice.

Such prosecutions only move the nation backward to the day when Russia's powerful routinely chose who paid a price for breaking the law.

Penalties for breaking.

Mr. Abhisit vowed "legal proceedings and prosecution" for anyone who broke the law.

The ACLU and Human Rights Watch letter formalises a chorus of demands for criminal prosecutions that broke out after the publication of the Senate torture report.

He also promised seriously to consider proposals in the Francis report for all medical staff to be made personally liable for care they provide to their patients, and face prosecution if they break a new statutory duty of "candour".

Others, however, have criticized the president for not breaking up the big banks and failing to bring prosecutions against the major actors in the financial collapse.

Andrew Wylie said Mitchell would not face prosecution for any additional charges related to the prison break.