Sentences with phrase «of egregious crimes»
As a result, many foreign victims of egregious crimes — ranging from torture and slave labor to the execution of loved ones — that were sanctioned, endorsed or commissioned by corporations have found justice in our courts.
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One that I find especially difficult to endure is the climactic conversation between Raskolnikov and Sonya in book four of Crime and Punishment, with its unremittingly forced portentousness and the embarrassingly obvious (but entirely unconvincing) device of Raskolnikov asking Sonya to read the story of the raising of Lazarus in John's gospel — which culminates in one of the most egregious displays of authorial heavy - handedness in the history of serious literature.
One might reasonably argue that McGwire's crimes were equivalent to those committed by all the future Hall of Famers who were hopped up on greenies in the»70s and»80... and were less egregious than those committed by all the ball - scuffers and bat - corkers who broke actual rules designed to ensure that everyone was playing the games fairly.
Yet another shortcoming of Butt's theory is that it focuses monolithically on economic reparations, when in fact, economic redistribution is quite insufficient for the reparation of the most egregious crimes of colonialism.
NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito broke with Mayor Bill de Blasio over his call not to grant violent felons and those convicted of other egregious crimes access to a proposed $ 16.4 million city fund to provide free legal services to undocumented immigrants fighting deportation under Trump.
Guterres said the slave auctions were «among the most egregious abuses of human rights and may amount to crimes against humanity.»
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office also said the hefty suggestion stemmed from «the many egregious aspects of the defendant's crimes — including Silver's role as a high - level public official, his engagement in multiple corrupt schemes, the millions of dollars in bribe money Silver took in, and his laundering of his crime proceeds.»
«Some of these crimes are pretty egregious,» Flanagan said.
«Your crimes were more egregious than most, with the exception of Sheldon Silver.»
British crime movie fixture Jason Flemyng's blink - and - you'll - miss - him appearance is perhaps the most egregious of the bunch.
With that said though I believe the film's most egregious crime of all is deciding to shoe - horn in a sloppy Bonnie and Clyde & Robin Hood storyline where Will and Sylvia feel this need to become bank robbers that give time away to the poor.
Do you think that Olly is the most egregious of thieves, or are there worse crimes than his committed in the novel?
Playing as siblings Riki and Mami, you take control of Bangai - O, a humanoid mecha, to do battle with the Cosmo Gang — villains whose most egregious crime is contraband fruit.
Shakedown Hawaii is a parody of mega corporations, white collar crimes, and the most comically egregious business practices that go alongside.
What we encounter, instead of our beloved physics, is something wearing a familiar skin and yet clearly alien underneath: targets that you should try to not hit; obstacles that are destroyed upon impact instead of redirecting your shot; power - ups like some sort of «shmup»; slightly - stupid AI that needs your nearly - constant verbal attention while you're trying to keep the ball in play; a victory condition that has absolutely nothing to do with your flipper accuracy; and perhaps the most egregious crime (nay, sin) against pinballers everywhere, [b] a time limit [/ b].
Where «Retro City Rampage» was a send up to video games and pop culture, «Shakedown: Hawaii» is a parody of mega corporations, white collar crimes, and the most comically egregious business practices that go alongside.
While it promotes the supposed advantages of DPAs, it is important during the consultation period which ends in early August, to consider their potential drawbacks, namely: under - investigation of egregious corporate crime, lack of transparency and, as the MoJ accepts has happened in the US following the advent of DPAs, a shift of power and responsibility concerning criminal justice from the judiciary to the prosecutor.
But Keaton says that crime lab scandals fall into two categories: those involving fraud or other egregious misconduct, which are few and far between but suggest a complete breakdown in the integrity of a lab; and those based on human error, which are far more common but much easier to identify and correct.
When the plaintiff can convince the court of the defendant's liability, judges and juries often award considerable damages because of the crimes» egregious nature.
So the effect of absurdely long sentences is 1) make sure that if one charge falls, all have to fall before release, 2) make sure that particularly egregious crimes don't get parole as easily, and 3) avoid worrying about whether a long sentence is a «life» sentence or not, based on our rapidly progressing medical care.
He has committed many of his most egregious war crimes strategically — sometimes to eliminate civilians who would rather die than live under his rule, sometimes to neuter an international order that occasionally threatens to limit his power, and sometimes, as with his use of chemical weapons, to accomplish both goals at once.