Most states have a statute of limitations for rape prosecutions, meaning that cold cases may soon be solved but not prosecuted, even though the rapists are known by name and the evidence against them may be overwhelming.
All five entered into deferred prosecution agreements, meaning their indictments are to be dismissed in a year.
The bank said the settlement with federal prosecutors includes a deferred prosecution agreement, meaning the bank won't be charged with any wrongdoing if it improves its compliance procedures.
But under the new policy, all people who cross illegally are referred for prosecution ― meaning parents get sent to jails run by the U.S. Marshals Service and children are placed separately in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Whatever the court's decision in this hearing, an appeal from either the defense or the prosecution is almost certain, meaning the process is likely to stretch on for much longer than it already has.
Asked about the idea of a "safe exit" for the generals — meaning immunity from prosecution over corruption accusations or other misdeeds during their time in power, Mr. Moussa said he wanted to talk about a "safe exit" for Egypt.
It will be "strict liability", meaning that all the prosecution will have to do is prove that the individual had income or gains in offshore locations and did not disclose them to HM Revenue and Customs HMRCC).
Or, to put a finer point upon it, in some ways Washington was not doing too much, but should have been doing more — meaning more regulation and more prosecution.
Today in Mosul, the mediator who arranged the surrender, Dawood Bagistani, a human rights activist, said the American military had also promised to remove him from the most wanted list, apparently meaning he would not face prosecution.
Most critically, however, the report noted that "current customary international law would not allow the prosecution of a sitting head of state," meaning Kim would be "precluded" from facing charges unless the ICC took up the case.
