Sentence examples for triggered prosecution from inspiring English sources

Between 1983 and 1991, the Kurdish language was illegal, but he and his wife named their daughter Berfin, the Kurdish name for a pale-colored flower — a decision that instantly triggered prosecution.

The government has insisted it will fight a bid to trigger prosecutions of former British ministers and senior military figures over alleged war crimes in Iraq.

Coulson had denied he was aware of a culture of hacking when he was at the helm and it was this that triggered this prosecution.

"What triggered this prosecution was your lust and greed".

The same initiative triggered the prosecutions launched against me and many writers, the shooting of others, and the killing of missionaries and Christian clerics.

The retailer took rapid steps to distance itself from the case, attempting to offset a damaging public relations storm as news of the prosecution triggered widespread criticism.

He launched an investigation and hired outside auditors and lawyers, and revealed fraud that triggered two federal prosecutions".

It was unlikely Mr. Peace's comments would have triggered a full-scale prosecution.

"Some of you, when arrested, said it (the prosecution) was triggered by race.

This may have been triggered by Miltiades's prosecution, and used by the Athenians to try and stop such power-games among the noble families.

The Globe's series of articles, published in 2002, went on to win the Pulitzer prize and triggered a series of prosecutions of priests for sexual offences, many against children, committed throughout the 1980s and 90s.