Sentence examples for prosecutions of crimes from inspiring English sources
Relying on civilian prosecuting authorities to carry out prosecutions of crimes committed thousands of miles away has resulted in consequences for only a few criminal acts.
Furloughs at the Justice Department, he said, could reverse the recent gains in the number of federal prosecutions of crimes in Indian country.
The United States' moral and political standing in the world have completely eroded, and legitimate prosecutions of crimes against humanity against the United States have been compromised.
The UNHCR report found "clear evidence to support prosecutions" of crimes under the Geneva Convention, namely wilful killing, torture or inhuman treatment and wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health.
WASHINGTON — Concerned about possible flaws in criminal proceedings against American troops accused of killing or abusing civilians in a war zone, a Defense Department panel has proposed that investigations and prosecutions of crimes be carried out by a senior commander in the theater of combat and not the branch of the armed services in which the accused serves.
From there, he decried growing wealth inequality and the wage gap, called for a $15 minimum wage and and paid family leave, demanded an expansion of Social Security, supported a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and insisted on more prosecutions of crimes by financial institutions.
Federal prosecutions of crime on Indian lands rose by nearly 54 percent from the 2008 fiscal year, when the Justice Department prosecuted 1,091 cases, to the 2012 fiscal year, when it prosecuted 1,677 cases, the report said.
Leadership must be carried out by example by the prosecution of crimes, not the commission of crimes.
As chief, Mr. Bailey pursued prosecution of crimes against the elderly and gang violence.
The prosecution of crimes against humanity is not an exercise in partisan score-settling.
In general, the prosecution of crimes in lawful societies is not automatic, but subject to the public interest.
