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Until all murder is treated uniformly in the penal code, as a crime against the state instead of against an individual, acquittals for crimes against women and children will likely continue undeterred.
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Nafisa Shah, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2016
If convicted of criminally negligent homicide, a lesser charge than manslaughter, the maximum punishment would be four years in prison under New York penal codes.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In late 1789, during a discussion about reforming the French penal code, physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed a standard system of capital punishment for all.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
For now, Ukraine has to rely on its domestic penal code, which is one of only a handful in the world to criminalize aggressive military acts.
—Isaac Webb, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2016
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Nafisa Shah, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2016
If convicted of criminally negligent homicide, a lesser charge than manslaughter, the maximum punishment would be four years in prison under New York penal codes.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In late 1789, during a discussion about reforming the French penal code, physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed a standard system of capital punishment for all.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
For now, Ukraine has to rely on its domestic penal code, which is one of only a handful in the world to criminalize aggressive military acts.
—Isaac Webb, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2016
See All Example Sentences for penal code
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“Penal code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20code. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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