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- adjective law, of an offence The sentence for which is
imprisonment .
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Examples
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Justice Minister Alan Shatter pledged to pass a new law making it an imprisonable crime to withhold knowledge of suspected child abuse as he published the investigation into the Cloyne diocese in southwest Ireland.
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Justice Minister Alan Shatter pledged to pass a new law making it an imprisonable crime to withhold knowledge of suspected child abuse as he published the investigation into the Cloyne diocese in southwest Ireland.
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Not an imprisonable offence, and carries only a level 3 fine.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr…………… « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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So pressing a button to retune a car radio at the same time as someone cuts into your lane is to be considered as a imprisonable offence and on a par with texting whilst driving.
Archive 2008-08-01 Not a sheep 2008
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I know for a fact, because the police told me, 70 demonstrators were arrested for serious imprisonable offences.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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One day later, here's a piece from the Telegraph about the plethora of new imprisonable offences, most of which represent gesture politics. posted by Bystander | 6:12 PM
Archive 2009-01-01 Bystander 2009
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I'm finding it tricky to think up an explanation for his carry on that doesn't involve an imprisonable offence.
Has Cameron out-apologised Brown? Jeff 2009
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Such contempt has only increased with 9/11-inspired laws that make looking cross-eyed at airline personnel an imprisonable offense.
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One day later, here's a piece from the Telegraph about the plethora of new imprisonable offences, most of which represent gesture politics. posted by Bystander | 6:12 PM
Stop Press: One More Slice From Salami Bystander 2009
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In fact, John Dean, former Senator/Nixon advisor/Watergate whistleblower, wrote in an article that the Constitution makes "leading our nation to unprovoked violence" an impeachable AND imprisonable offense.
A Positive Agenda: Healthy or Unhealthy for the Progressive Cause? 2008
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