Sentence examples for prosecution under this from inspiring English sources

"Because, under federal law, only the Department of Justice may prosecute criminal cases, we refer appropriate cases to the Department of Justice for prosecution under this provision.

Few women, or men, could sustain a prosecution under this combination of pressures.

This remains the position today, and so news that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is mounting a prosecution under this act comes as a surprise.

Bringing a prosecution under this act was always going to be difficult because it requires an explicit agreement to pay money or some other "valuable consideration", such as a loan, in return for an honour.

"Otherwise, any person who happens to stop on a sidewalk — whether to greet another, to seek directions or simply to regain one's bearings — would be subject to prosecution under this statute".

That means most of those who might be eligible for prosecution under this bill, should it become law, will be residing outside U.S. jurisdiction.

There was a relative moratorium on prosecutions under this statute until the World War II era.

This led to a ludicrous private prosecution under the 1956 Sexual Offences Act.

Employers rarely face criminal prosecution under the worker-safety laws.

Almost 50 Turkish journalists face prosecution under the notorious article 301 of the penal code.

The RSPCA is considering a prosecution under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.