Sentence examples for substantive offense from inspiring English sources

Criminal attempts are routinely punished when the substantive offense would be a crime or a délit grave.

These penalties are imposed on top of the criminal penalties resulting from two or more substantive offenses that the individual or organization has committed in the 10-year period.

"Prosecuting these two for their roles, without any connection to a substantive criminal offense, is well wide of the mark from a policy and legal point of view; it's just like killing two chickens in front of the monkey," he said, referring to a Chinese proverb about punishing the weak to frighten the powerful.

And so, they say, reintroducing constitutional amendments that were never nullified on substantive grounds is no offense against the Constitutional Court.

"Be substantive".

There are substantive issues.

Offense, offense, offense.

To be made substantive.

It felt more substantive, deeper.

The candidates discussed substantive issues.

The offense?