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- adjective of an offence For which one may be
jailed .
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Examples
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Deciding to eat somewhere else on a per diem of the last bit of money I had, I was pulled over by a local policeman for a busted tail-light, that turned into the jailable offense of driving without insurance.
The Good Year Jesse Crockett 2011
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Under the new law, veiled women can be fined $215 or assigned to take special citizenship classes, but it is not a jailable offense.
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Under the new law, veiled women can be fined $215 or assigned to take special citizenship classes, but it is not a jailable offense.
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* In Thailand, it is a jailable offense to insult the King of Thailand.
Archive 2009-01-01 KaneCitizen 2009
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Deciding to find a restaurant with a per diem of the last bit of cash I had, I was pulled over by a local cop for a bad tail-light, which turned into the jailable offense of driving without insurance.
Bear Circuit Jesse Crockett 2011
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* In Thailand, it is a jailable offense to insult the King of Thailand.
Open letter to Barack Obama on what to do about Harry Nicolaides KaneCitizen 2009
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I know from law school that 10b-5 violations can be jailable offenses, but I wasn't sure in Paul's case if he ever went to jail for them.
Obama camp out with new gas tax ad, Clinton camp fires back 2008
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Thinking something is a sin is not the same thing as thinking it should be a jailable offense.
Mind Meld Make-Up Test: Orson Scott Card on Young Adult Fiction 2008
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Households neither have the power to levy taxes, nor issue currency, nor to demand that those taxes are paid in the currency it issues (well, they can do this, but it's called "counterfeiting" and it's a jailable offense).
Marshall Auerback: President Obama Is Hoisted on His Own Budget-Busting Petard 2010
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Nonetheless, he was found guilty of depreciating federal property, a non-jailable offense.
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