Sentence examples for risk prosecution from inspiring English sources

The hospital where Finkbine planned to have the abortion did not want to risk prosecution, and when the district attorney threatened to prosecute the institution and the staff members who participated in the procedure, the hospital cancelled the surgery.

Those who engage in it risk prosecution.

Dilate the cervix sufficiently and risk prosecution, or dilate less and risk the woman's health?

And now they must risk prosecution for acquiring pills to induce miscarriage.

Journalists and academics who seek more objective data risk prosecution for disclosing state secrets.

EUROPEAN countries think any alleged war criminal should risk prosecution before the new International Criminal Court.

"We give people every opportunity to pay and always prefer people to pay rather than risk prosecution," a spokesman says.

Similar letters are being sent to the employers, along with a warning that the owners risk prosecution.

"We give people every opportunity to pay and always prefer people to pay rather than risk prosecution," a spokesman says.

'Because of the sensitive nature of constitutionally protected expression, we have not required that all of those subject to overbroad regulations risk prosecution to test their rights.

The legislation is expected to have a deterrent effect on "head shops" and other legitimate traders who will simply stop selling legal highs rather than risk prosecution.