Sentence examples for regular offence from inspiring English sources

Racism, homophobia and ableism are all included in an existing list of protected categories which can spike a crime from a regular offence to a hate crime, but none of these are easy to prove, unless your attacker hurls a few slurs your way, but even then a lack of witnesses could weaken your case.

The fear is their player, convinced as he is that he has been victimised over these regular offences, may insist he needs a fresh start, in Spain at Barcelona or Real Madrid.

During the next eight years, I gave regular cause for offence by exhibiting my admiration for Jenkins and (combined with immense affection) Crosland.

In regular league play, his offence entered a decline as he scored 34 points that season, then 27 in 1938 39.

To brew regular Joe would be an offence punishable by up to six months in jail and a $100 fine.

As if Assad was well within his rights to slaughter innocents using regular bombs, and his only offence was to use chlorine or sarin, inflicting a death so painful the footage is unbearable to watch.

He said committing these "offences" on a regular basis could lead to a jail sentence of up to a year.

The Parliament may exercise its competence... until the end of the second regular session of the parliamentary term commencing after the offence was committed.

There is also a regular police force to enforce the criminal law for offences such as rape.

As Hamas evolves from a guerrilla force into a semi-regular army, so its military posture has shifted from offence to defence.

She welcomed a Crown Prosecution Service consultation on cyber-related offences, but said there was still no regular reporting of stalking, harassment or threatening behaviour of a criminal nature.