Sentences with phrase «duress as»

In this case, the suspect can argue duress as an exculpatory and / or mitigating factor.

It noted: «Canadian criminal law does not, however, regard duress as a justification... duress is an excuse.

For the first time in Canada, an appeal court has upheld the use of duress as a defence to a charge of murder even though the Criminal Code explicitly rules it out.

I am no FPS aficionado (that is another blog for another day), but there seems to have been an ever continuing shift towards the campaign modes of the biggest FPS franchises amounting to little more than an afterthought; ever more shorter, repetitive and less imaginative missions tagged on under duress as even the biggest games companies would find it a tad too difficult to charge full price for a product that, at its core, is essentially an updated maps pack.

Assayas canvases familiar themes in this tale about an author whose sudden fame brings unexpected emotional duress as well as the attentions of an aggressive admirer whose welcome assistance soon becomes dangerously parasitic.

STARRING Robert Pattinson as CONSTANCE «CONNIE» NIKAS Jennifer Jason Leigh as COREY Ben Safdie as NICK NIKAS Barkhad Abdi as DASH Buddy Duress as RAY Taliah Webster as CRYSTAL

Three minutes into US Airways Flight 1549, Sully and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) had to make life - or - death decisions under extreme duress as their plane lost power.

The trial - within - trial which commenced at the last sitting, October 6, saw the principal witness, Sini Omar, denying taking the statements of the accused persons under duress as he told the court that, all the statements were given voluntarily and conducted in a professional manner.

Ebelo told the court that, the first accused, Esu - Nte's statement was voluntarily rendered without any form of harassment, intimidation or duress as the statement was done in his presence and one of her counsel from Ashaolu's chambers.

Not exact matches

But I will only wear a tie under extreme duress, which usually means some ultra-formal occasion, such as a state dinner.

(Deciding a contract is unfair rarely constitutes a legal reason to back out of that contract; Petty claimed that ABC's sale of Shelter Record's to MCA served as justification to declare an unfavorable contract he claimed he signed under duress to be invalid.)

The Inquisitr apology said that the author of the story «was not diligent in fact - checking or maintaining a healthy distance between innuendo and fact,» and that the site officially retracted the story in full and also wanted to apologize to Trump for «any duress she may have endured as a result of these reports.»

As a result of the decline in both oil and natural gas prices since 2014, the domestic energy industry is experiencing duress not seen since the early 1980s.

These shocks range from a hard and bumpy landing in China to a potential recession in the United States as the oil and manufacturing sectors face some duress and as the unsubsidized price of money again enters into the equation.

After being placed under duress on Wednesday, the market demonstrated bullish resiliency, as it recovered to set new highs.

As always, we have difficulty accepting that overpriced assets of any type should be considered safe, but in moments of duress, price action suggests that other investors do not share our opinion.

know that they respect the wishes of the patient, so long as the decisions were not made under duress.

I aimlessly wane to please be it as a toad speaking frivolously toward a crowded civility of comely genitalia looming upon the disinterested cracks fondling fervently and with much duress their next mealtime suckers.

They are made to act — and should want to act — as agents of the public fisc who can not rightfully use the tax funds paid under duress of law by all the people — of many faiths and no faith — for the imposition of the religious beliefs or for the institutional advantage or aggrandizement of the sponsoring church.

Even the relationship of teacher and pupils in a school is not fulfilled so long as the instructor by duress and discipline is forcing stolid children to their work.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

• The concept of s» yag l'Torah, making «a fence for the Torah» — that is, establishing practices that keep us from violating Torah teachings even unwittingly or under duress — can be taken as a basis for banning nuclear weapons, the dangers of which threaten the very fabric of creation.

Unless they can show that the adoption was made as a result of fraud or under duress, a relinquishment is irrevocable.

As any unconditional surrender is likely at least partially due to duress.

But as far as I know, the duress argument does not work at all for state parties.

AB, to be sincere with you Ghanaians wish to know if you were compelled under any form of enticement or duress to accept this appointment as a brand ambassador for FSHS?

(The candidate herself has pledged to spend the general working toward a Democratic takeover of the State Senate — as Cuomo promised to do, under duress, to get the W.F.P. endorsement — but she has not endorsed Cuomo.)

Other tests have demonstrated that monkeys, dogs and starlings all tend to react similarly under duress and likewise see the proverbial glass as half empty.

The quantities of certain chemicals with known roles in insect learning (octopamine), aversive conditioning (dopamine) and aggression (serotonin) were all reduced by the procedure, suggesting that as with their mammalian counterparts, duress in bees causes sustained, system - wide changes in brain state — a possible analogue of mood.

Because of the heterogeneity of personalities and unique surroundings for each agent, the behavior of the group as a whole is unpredictable — just like real crowds under duress.

Translating roughly as, «to devour oneself,» autophagy breaks down toxic materials that build up inside of a cell when it is under duress.

My brothers and I, raised with two strict Catholic parents and all the comfort and material things a kid could want, frequently lied under duress and wove some tangled webs as a result.

Reading spiritual books can also have a calming effect during times of duress, as can an easy guided meditation podcast or app.

Hormonal imbalances cause symptoms such as, intense pelvic pain and bleeding, insomnia, irritability, breast tenderness, bloating, water retention, weight gain, hair loss, libido fluctuation, vaginal dryness and atrophy, mental duress with family, friend, and life seems to be less than ideal when your hormones are not fully available.

Throughout her career, Bigelow has reveled in the power wielded by good and bad strong - people at the expense of the masses, though the power dynamics of K - 19 are less ambiguous than inconsistent, so as to serve a formulaic narrative of male bonding under duress.

It's an apt choice, as Chazelle shares Dassin's procedural fascination with men at work, those who demonstrate their finesse and expertise under duress.

starring Jennifer Lawrence (who's got Red Sparrow out this weekend) as a sink - bracing Suzy Homemaker under, uh, extreme duress.

One brazenly executed action sequence follows another as duress and bloodshed reach a fever pitch.

Having done time himself, Duress is wholly convincing as the chaotic Ray, another desperate chancer caught up in Connie's machinations.

Where Allied works best is in testing the strength of its central relationship as it comes under greater duress.

Words said under duress, yes — but the man speaks no lie: he's as bad an apple as they come.

With that information on top of a few other parts of my personal recipe, I have created a curriculum with the intention of focusing on lessons for teachers to use as they help students to understand their own mind and body, and identify their capacity to deal with emotional duress that can impact their daily lives, as well as providing supports for mental well - being.

I urge you — before you make such high - stakes turn over your schools under duress, make the TEA prove that the STAAR test complies with laws like HB743 — if you do, you'll find as parents who sued the TEA two years ago, that it doesn't.

It includes children from failing schools who are entitled to transfer to 223 (or any other middle school in good standing) under the No Child Left Behind statute as well as children whose families recently moved to the city or the neighborhood, often under duress.

A third grader can experience as many as seven assessments in a month and all we can show for this duress is what we have shown for decades: (socioeconomic) class follows scores.

In other words, its platform will underpin other Aston creations as the still - independent company looks to avoid a repeat of the financial duress it has experienced in the past.

YA / Mature Readers: Good teen readers will find Mayor and Maribel's young love under duress, as well as the immigrant tales both bright and dark, mighty compelling.

So they approach promotional activities as a «should,» doing them under duress because they «must» if they want their books to succeed.

But holding foreign shares isn't likely to offer shelter during major meltdowns, as virtually all markets move together in times of extreme duress.

Some pets will only tremble when under some form of duress, such as when approached by strange people and animals, or during thunderstorms.