Sentence examples for under a statute from inspiring English sources

US law protects a dead person's likeness under a statute known as the "Fred Astaire law".

The Government deported them under a statute that bars them from ever returning to Mexico.

He is accused of wire fraud, under a statute ill-matched to the alleged misconduct.

She was nonetheless convicted of "hooliganism," under a statute that applied to people acting as a group.

He was charged with two counts of second-degree harassment, under a statute originally intended for use against stalkers.

Generally speaking, under a statute of limitations, the SEC can only obtain penalties for fraud within the past five years.

For this act Woodhull and her sister were promptly jailed under a statute forbidding the passage of obscene materials through the mail.

Despite international protests, 18 Mapuche leaders are scheduled to go on trial soon, accused under a statute that prohibits "generating fear among sectors of the population".

Under current state law, the police can arrest someone who uses nitrous oxide under a statute that prohibits inhaling a toxic chemical for intoxication.

Second, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee requested Trump's tax returns under a statute that says the Treasury Department "shall" make it available on request.

The men were charged under a statute that prohibits voyeurism in places where a person "would have a reasonable expectation of privacy".