Sentence examples for prosecutions for violations from inspiring English sources

In fact, there are provisions of the Clean Water Act that provide for criminal prosecutions for violations that can result in fines and imprisonment.

The prison sentences showed that he meant it; although there had been many successful prosecutions for violations of the Sherman Act during the seven decades since its passage, it was rare indeed for executives to be jailed.

A 1996 law concerning war crimes allows prosecutions for violations of some provisions of the Geneva Conventions, including those prohibiting torture, "outrages upon personal dignity" and "humiliating and degrading treatment".

Obama could also, without Congress' input, simply direct Attorney General Eric Holder to shift his department's priorities in order to put a new emphasis on prosecutions for violations of gun laws that are already on the books, but which are currently less than vigorously enforced.

Harrison's Attorney General, William H. H. Miller, through the Justice Department, ordered the prosecutions for violation of voting rights in the South; however, white juries often failed to convict or indict violators.

The rule changes broadened the protections afforded to national banks against prosecution for violations of state civil rights and predatory lending laws and other banking statutes.

But environmental groups and former agency officials say the agreement is a bad deal for the public because while the companies are collecting data, they will be shielded from prosecution for violations of the Clean Air Act and other federal laws.

In France, the state of emergency that has mobilized 10,000 troops for more than eight months since November has resulted in 3,694 searches, only 7percentt of which have resulted in prosecution for violations of weapons or drug laws, 477 house arrests, 67 penalties, 56 detentions and only six cases brought by the terrorism prosecutor of Paris, according to the Interior Ministry.

In recent years, prosecutions for immigration violations have surged while drug prosecutions have declined.

Under the Obama administration, there have been eight prosecutions of whistleblowers for violations of the 1917 Espionage Act.

Here's a core section: The criminal enforcement agreement defers prosecution for criminal violations of the Lacey Act and requires Gibson to pay a penalty amount of $300,000.