Sentence examples for serious violation of the law from inspiring English sources
It is also a serious violation of the law.
"Any serious violation of the law of armed conflict, such as attacking a hospital that is immune from intentional attack, is a war crime.
"Preparing federal income tax returns based on falsehoods and fabrications is a serious violation of the law," Assistant Attorney General Eileen O'Connor said in a statement.
"Targeting ambulances, hospitals and medical workers is a serious violation of the law of war," said Jacques de Maio, head of the ICRC delegation for Israel and the occupied territories.
In the statement, he accused the United States of "a serious violation of the law" in its metadata mining programs and ridiculed Washington's argument "that secret court rulings, which the world is not permitted to see, somehow legitimize an illegal affair".
"Failing to disclose software that affects emissions in a vehicle's engine is a serious violation of the law, which can result in harmful pollution in the air we breathe," Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, said at the time.
Someone within the territory of the regime – if not the regime itself – has committed a serious violation of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict (pdf).
Human Rights Watch has also criticized Israel's policy of severely restricting the flow of people and goods into Gaza, including fuel and other civilian necessities, saying that those restrictions amount to collective punishment against the civilian population, a serious violation of the laws of war.
Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman, denied that senior officials at the State Department ignored serious violations of the law, calling it "preposterous".
"These charges are serious violations of the law," the state attorney general, Terry Goddard, said in a statement.
The public outcry over the faked credentials is somewhat startling, given that political leaders here have dodged accountability for rampant corruption and other serious violations of the law.
