criminal
Example Sentences
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Justice Horace Gray didn’t say that “jurisdiction” means being subject to ordinary criminal or civil law, as opponents of the president’s order maintain.
A French court held the first international criminal trial for a 2007 alleged Russian corruption scheme that cost Denmark’s big bank $2 billion in fines and catalyzed the world’s financial sanctions laws.
From Barron's
The investigation by the Zurich Public Prosecutors' Office concluded there was "no evidence of criminal conduct or negligence on the part of the organiser".
From BBC
“Whilst we appreciate the criminals’ exceptional taste, the fact remains that cargo theft is an escalating issue for businesses of all sizes,” the company said.
"Officers and staff will still be tied up monitoring incidents that do not meet the criminal threshold, at a cost in time and resources," added shadow home secretary Chris Philp.
From BBC
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