Sentences with phrase «such as a criminal act»

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Because of legislation such as the Bank Secrecy Act, signed into law in 1970, and the Patriot Act, which was made law in 2001, those institutions must maintain strict compliance programs to monitor for signs of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other criminal acts, and they are obligated to report suspicious activities to authorities.

It clerly used the word MURDER Such word has been used regarding the killing of Bin laden, with the excuse that because, it is true that he was instrumental in the brutal and inhumane killing of inocent people at the TOWERS, however we must not act in the same way or use the same words that such criminal terrorist use, or we should not act similar as they acted, if we don't want to be looked as wild uncivilized people as they Such word has been used regarding the killing of Bin laden, with the excuse that because, it is true that he was instrumental in the brutal and inhumane killing of inocent people at the TOWERS, however we must not act in the same way or use the same words that such criminal terrorist use, or we should not act similar as they acted, if we don't want to be looked as wild uncivilized people as they such criminal terrorist use, or we should not act similar as they acted, if we don't want to be looked as wild uncivilized people as they are.

Some actions related to Malicious Parent Syndrome can be easily understood as criminal acts, such as attacking the other parent or damaging their property.

In 2002, this was further clarified by article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as encompassing inhumane acts such as torture, murder, forcible transfer, imprisonment or persecution of an identifiable group on political, national, cultural, religious or other grounds, committed in the

While describing the act by the Delta Force as «primitive, uncivilized, uncouth, primordial and criminal,» Justice Ofoe further called on the police to take steps to forestall such occurrences in the future.

In contrast, Low - Hogan stated that she was unconvinced that the map could act as a «road map» for criminals seeking targets, though she did express support for exceptions in the case of risks to health and safety of specific persons such as those impacted by domestic violence.

«If government does not exempt child victims of rape or defilement from the compulsory payment of N5000 for obtaining medical reports from hospitals as evidence for prosecution, perpetrators of these evil and criminal acts would continue to escape justice and such acts would continue to increase in our society,» she said.

Article 14 (1) Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except in the following cases and in accordance with procedure permitted by law; Article 19 (1) A person charged with a criminal offence shall be given a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court; Article 19 (11) No person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and the penalty for it is prescribed in a written law; Article 19 (12) Clause (11) of this article shall not prevent a Superior Court from punishing a person for contempt of itself notwithstanding that the act or omission constitution the contempt is not defined in a written law and the penalty is not so prescribed; and Article 126 (2) The Superior Courts shall be superior courts of record and shall have the power to commit for contempt to themselves and all such powers as were vested in a court of record immediately before the coming into force of this constitution.

«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investments Limited on or about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja, did retain the sum of N400m on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party of its campaign activities by concealing the said sum in your account with Diamond Bank Plc, when you reasonably ought to have known that such fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), the then National Security Adviser, (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption), and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.

It is however unclear how this incident would turn out considering that such issues often end up being treated as party matters rather than they being pursued as criminal acts.

She said it would be premature to comment on the just - introduced bill but did defend Governor Cuomo's SAFE Act, saying it has worked to keep guns out of the hands of people with prior violent criminal convictions and others who may not be fit to handle firearms responsibly, such as some living with mental illness.

I find it staggering that there could be a list known to the police of people known to have their phone tapped, I am named as one of them, for such a criminal act not to be reported to me and not for action to be taken against he people who've done it reflects very badly upon the police and I want to know their answer.

Although written as some sort of protagonist, Trickle does reckless, borderline criminal acts, such as intentionally crash into another driver's car when in his victory lap, drive carelessly at dangerous speeds in a city street with his would - be girlfriend pleading for her life for him to stop, and another instance where he challenges a rival driver to a high - speed race in public streets for the juvenile pursuit of winning at all costs.

The film's tiresome tale of two brothers whose criminal past is resurrected not through societal determinations outside their control, but the creaky machinations of a screenplay that insists bad turn to worse as a fundamental law, predictably lurches toward acts of extreme violence with little interest other than the instant titillation such moments afford.

In response to escalating reports of sexual harassment on school campuses, the federal Office of Civil Rights has issued recent guidance on schools» responsibilities when dealing with serious criminal acts - such as rape - and more common battery issues.

A large number of schools at the elementary and middle school levels stated that their biggest concern regarding safety is not serious criminal acts, but less serious incidents such as bullying, disorderly conduct, fighting, and disrespect of authority.

(B) provide that special consideration will be given to the REHABILITATION under this ACT of a handicapped individual whose handicapping condition arises from a disability sustained in the line of duty while such individual was performing as a public safety officer and the proximate cause of such * disability was a criminal ACT, apparent criminal ACT, or a hazardous condition resulting directly from the officer's performance of duties in direct connection with the enforcement, execution, and administration of law or fire prevention, firefighting, or related public safety activities;

Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas; from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.

Believe it or not but damage caused by intentional acts — such as vandalism or a criminal act — or often excluded from coverage under a homeowner's insurance policy.

The group, however, clarified that it has not found enough evidence to prove that the influence of popular violent video games, such as Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty, led individuals to commit criminal acts.

Self - exile is often depicted as a form of protest by the person that claims it, to avoid persecution or legal matters (such as tax or criminal allegations), an act of shame or repentance, or isolating oneself to be able to devote time to a particular thing.

The defence of «lawful excuse» under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage — such as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire.

In terms of joint enterprise, this was summed up by Elias LJ as being that, «where a character of the joint criminal enterprise is such that it is foreseeable that a party or parties may be subject to unusual or increased risks of harm as a consequence... and the risk materialises, the injury can properly be said to be caused by the criminal act of the claimant even if it results from the negligent or intentional act of another party».

Generally speaking, the ECtHR considers that to assess the existence of a reasonable suspicion, it is necessary to check «whether there are factual indications for suspecting that person of planning, committing or having committed criminal acts or other acts that may give rise to secret surveillance measures, such as, for example, acts endangering national security» (para. 260 of the case Zakharov v. Russia).

Bill 202 complements recent amendments to the Criminal Code in Bill C - 13, Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, S.C. 2014, c. 31, which added a new s. 162.1 and similar legislation in provinces such as Manitoba's Intimate Image Protection Act, CCSM c I87.

Just the act of producing content — especially in competitive practice areas like criminal defense («underage drinking may result in such - and - such charges and this - or - that penalty»)-- will nearly always result in some degree of repetition, such as common branding and calls to action.

They have «long experience advising on white - collar criminal matters, such as alleged tax frauds and benchmark rate manipulation» and a «Significant record of acting on criminal insider dealing proceedings against the FCA.»

This crime may additionally give rise to liability on behalf of those that act as accomplices, permitting such criminal activity to occur.

As such, he should have been protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Act), which applies to children and «young persons» (i.e. - anyone under 18).

Even if someone is already being charged with having committed a criminal act, if the criminal act (such as causing an accident and then fleeing the scene of such accident) resulted in the injury of another, regardless of whether or not the accident was caused by recklessness, distracted driving or, say, a DUI, the injured party can — and should — make a claim against the liable individual.

The SRA has now issued a warning notice, highlighting possible indicators of criminal activity such as overly secretive clients and clients acting through third parties.

Whilst items that are subject to LPP can not be seized by an investigative authority such as the SFO, s50 and s51 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 authorises the seizure of such devices suspected to contain LPP material where it is not reasonably practicable to separate the LPP from the non-LPP material contained on the device.

Unlike criminal law, which prohibits certain activities, laws such as the Highway Traffic Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Food Safety and Quality Act, regulate activities that are otherwise lawful and often quite useful to society.

The workload of the Provincial Court (Criminal Division) grew as a result of continued «hybridization» of criminal offences, while the Provincial Court (Family Division) had to interpret and apply a range of new legislation such as the Family Law Act, the Children's Law Reform Act, the Child and Family Services Act, the Family Support Act, and the Reciprocal Enforcement of Support OrdCriminal Division) grew as a result of continued «hybridization» of criminal offences, while the Provincial Court (Family Division) had to interpret and apply a range of new legislation such as the Family Law Act, the Children's Law Reform Act, the Child and Family Services Act, the Family Support Act, and the Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Ordcriminal offences, while the Provincial Court (Family Division) had to interpret and apply a range of new legislation such as the Family Law Act, the Children's Law Reform Act, the Child and Family Services Act, the Family Support Act, and the Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Orders Act.

● Guardian of the public interest, specifically in the context of legal proceedings such as commencing / terminating criminal prosecutions, charity matters, the appointment of «advocates to the court» (whose role is to act as neutral advisers to the court) and «special advocates» (whose role is to represent the interests of parties in cases with a national security dimension).

If you are charged with a substantial offence (such as Theft) and an administrative offence, Roulston Criminal Defence Firm can act on your behalf in negotiating the withdrawal of the administrative offence.

A number of Florida's criminal laws have attracted national attention in recent years, such as the so - called «Stand Your Ground» gun law, which spells out the legal ways in which a person can act with deadly force if their life is in danger.

The Commonwealth had created a new felony modeled on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, an obscure 20th - century federal law.15 It criminalized unauthorized use of any computer, an admittedly vague framing that in its federal incarnation had been interpreted to include activities as far - reaching as violating a website's terms of service.16 The device scanned a passenger's online personas for signs of criminal activity, and when it couldn't find a smoking gun (such as pictures of contraband or discussion of criminal activity), the CFAA gave Baley additional bites at the apple.17 Lying about your height in a dating profile was often a violation of a site's terms.

The defence of «lawful excuse» under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage — such as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire.

Whether you are facing a Motor Vehicle Act offence traffic ticket, such as speeding, or criminal driving matter such as dangerous driving, we have the skills to defend your driving case.

With experience litigating both criminal and civil trials as well as appeals, Alan represents clients in matters such as pharmaceutical and medical device (criminal and civil investigations), False Claims Act litigation, antitrust cartel investigations, and tax and accounting fraud investigations.

As for the criminal courts, it is for them to decide whether to admit / exclude evidence subject to their discretion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 78, and to exclude it if in all the circumstances — including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proccriminal courts, it is for them to decide whether to admit / exclude evidence subject to their discretion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 78, and to exclude it if in all the circumstances — including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the procCriminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 78, and to exclude it if in all the circumstances — including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings.

The Digital Economy Act now penalises up to five times more from the previous two years prison sentence, and classifies online pirating, such as torrenting, as a criminal offence.

If, however, the ECtHR continues to criticise the powers of COs to «try» cases internally, this begs the question whether summary only offences (such as battery contrary to the Criminal Justice Act 1988, s 39 and AA 1955, s 70) should be tried by a CO..

As is typical of most business prosecutions over the past several years that criminalize questionable business judgment rather than clear white collar criminal acts such as embezzlement, the case against Collins was a jumble of conclusory allegations of fraud without any specific allegations of what Collins did that was criminaAs is typical of most business prosecutions over the past several years that criminalize questionable business judgment rather than clear white collar criminal acts such as embezzlement, the case against Collins was a jumble of conclusory allegations of fraud without any specific allegations of what Collins did that was criminaas embezzlement, the case against Collins was a jumble of conclusory allegations of fraud without any specific allegations of what Collins did that was criminal.

The rational debate considers what measures are needed to track and, if necessary, take action when Canadians head overseas to join up with a group like Islamic State, thus almost inevitably becoming implicated in such international crimes as war crimes and crimes against humanity, and nationally criminal acts of terrorism.

Committing a criminal act against a victim who is part of a protected class — such as a child, police or law enforcement officer, public official, emergency medical professional, firefighter, elderly, or disabled person;

We have consistently fought against the introduction and normalization of exceptional powers such as preventive detention, and law enforcement powers for CSIS — arguing that the existing powers in the Criminal Code are strong, far - reaching and enable Canadian police to effectively conduct lawful surveillance, to effect arrests to prevent crimes including terrorist acts from being committed, and to collect evidence that can hold up in court to ensure convictions of the guilty.

This limitation period does not apply to any incident involving conduct that breached some law or regulation other than the Police Act, such as the Criminal Code of Canada.

In all cases of criminal contempt arising under the provisions of this act, the accused, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment or both; Provided however, that in case the accused is a natural person the fine to be paid shall not exceed the sum of $ 1,000, nor shall impriSonment exceed the term of six months; Provided further, That in any such proceeding for criminal contempt, at the discretion of the judge, the accused may be tried with or without a jury; Provided further, however, That in the event such proceeding for criminal contempt be tried before a judge without a jury and the sentence of the court on conviction is a fine in excess of the sum of $ 300 or imprisonment in excess of forty five days, the accused in said proceeding upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a trial de novo before a jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in other criminal cases.