Sentences with phrase «directly imprisoned»

Otherwise, people could be randomly swept up off the streets and directly imprisoned, with no legal recourse.

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You were recently invited to talk about the principle of Magma Carta on a BBC programme which was broadcast live across the globe.The right to personal freedom means that no man may be punished, imprisoned, or coerced, except for breach of the law proved in a legal manner before an ordinary court, and this right flows directly from the provisions of Magma Carta, the Petition of Right, 1628, and the Bill of Rights, 1968.

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.