jailed

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Getting him jailed was the result of the mobilisation of civil society, which is actively calling for the effective application of this law and other institutions created to fight violence against women in Brazil.

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  • He wasn't sure, but he guessed that if the university got wind of the trip, he could be fired before the sun went down on Bloomington, maybe even jailed--then conceivably visited in his cell by Acura with a DNA-altering cake. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 05 - May 1996
  • I wish somehow they could be jailed, all the board members, CEO's and cfo who are taking millions of tax payers money to eat dinners with golden spoons. how do they expect people to feed their children when they get laid off. in other words "economic depression is most convenient way to make a salve out of a common man." think about it .... —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Fonda was jailed, and the children were taken into temporary custody by the Department of Human Services. —  The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Latest Headlines
  • Search local dealer inventory and private seller listings FORT COLLINS - Only the most serious offenders would be jailed, and some who commit burglaries and drug offenses would be released after being booked, if a Larimer County plan to deal with budget cuts is approved. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
  • In ordering him jailed, the judge said Madoff had the means to flee and an incentive to do so because of his age.
 

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