Sentences with phrase «breach of peace as»

HURIWA accused governor Okorocha of illegal use of armed soldiers and mobile policemen to carry out a simple task of stopping possible breach of peace as a consequence of the controversial demolition of the longstanding market in the heart of Owerri city.

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It seems to me that «breach of the peace» describes what is happening in Libya and that it has ramifications beyond its borders as well as within.

Accordingly, the «APC urged the governor not to push his luck too far as there will obviously be grave consequences if he insists on over-reaching himself along the line he has chosen as he will be held responsible for any breach of the law, order and further undermining of the fragile peace of the State at this time.

The previous government has resorted an act that has been determined by the Security Council as a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression (Article 39 of the UN Charter) and the Security Council decides to take actions — but the new government has changed its behaviour and therefore, the Security Council may remove the actions (such as bans or...).

He described the mayhem as just an ugly development, a breach of public peace, masterminded by hoodlums and criminals which resulted into loss of lives and property.

The Commissioner said it was noteworthy that Section 281 of the criminal law included land as things capable of being stolen, while Sections 52 and 53 of the law prescribe a jail term of two years for any person who forcibly enters or takes possession of land in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace against a person entitled by law to the possession of the land.

«It is important to state here that there has never been a time when Modakeke engaged in any action capable of breaching the 1999 Peace Agreement as alleged by the groups.

At the parley, the IGP warned all trouble - makers and anti-social elements to stay away from Kogi State throughout the period of the election as the Police will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any person, no matter how highly placed in society, who flouts the law or causes a breach of the peace.

Arase who addressed stakeholders and police officers in Lokoja, Kogi State, warned all trouble makers and anti-social elements to stay away from the state throughout the period of the election «as the police will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any person, no matter how highly placed in society, who flouts the law or causes a breach of the peace.»

They can go on to your property to reclaim it as long as they don't «breach the peace,» meaning use threats of force.

Douglas» lawyer had argued that his client could be convicted of disorderly conduct only if his requests to tickle constituted «fighting words,» which he described as words that «by their very utterance inflict injury or trend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.»

It was not blasphemy at common law to attack any religion except Christianity, and an attack on the Christian religion had to be such as tended to lead to a breach of the peace.

Our conclusion that the record does not support the contention that the students» cheering, clapping and singing constituted a breach of the peace is confirmed by the fact that these were not relied on as a basis for conviction by the trial judge, who, rather, stated as his reason for convicting Cox of disturbing the peace that

In Terminiello, convictions were not allowed to stand, because the trial judge charged that speech of the defendants could be punished as a breach of the peace

It should be noted that, in this case, the employer did not dispute the breach of privacy, and as such it was assumed that the employer committed the tort of intrusion upon seclusion and was responsible for the peace officer's actions.

(b) notice as required by subsection (6) could not be given because the delay necessary to do so would result in irreparable damage or injury, a breach of the peace or an interruption in an essential public service;

For public incitement of hatred to be found, there must be proof of several elements: (1) statements must be communicated in public, (2) they must incite hatred against an identifiable group, and finally, (3) they must lead to breach of the peace that the originator of the statements intended or foresaw as likely to happen and remained willfully blind to as events unfolded.

The issue then was «whether and to what extent the police may take preventive action against anyone other than persons committing or reasonably apprehended as being about to commit a breach of the peace».