Sentence examples for the first prosecutions from inspiring English sources

We have seen the first prosecutions for online abuse.

The first prosecutions under the Smith Act, of leaders of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), took place in 1941.

Are they seriously contemplating that the first prosecutions arising from the phone-hacking scandal should involve the very people who exposed it?

"We believe that the first prosecutions should occur in those jurisdictions that provide the best law, the best facts and the best range of available penalties," Mr. Ashcroft said.

With the first prosecutions under way in the UK and Guinea-Bissau, an increased focus on strengthening the law in Kenya, and a rare conviction in Uganda, positive moves are being made in several countries to implement laws that ban female genital mutilation (FGM).

The first prosecutions in relation to the riot began at Manchester Crown Court on 14 January 1992.

The trial marked the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.

It's the first prosecution of a company for the act of "biopiracy" in the country, and possibly the world.

The producers behind it were convicted in 2013 in the first prosecution for film tax-relief fraud.

It is the first prosecution of a member of Mr. Thaksin's family since the Sept. 19 coup.

It was also the first prosecution of an Islamic militant by the institution, which is based in The Hague.