criminal offence
- n (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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- Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - European institutions criticized Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday for signing legislation making defamation over the Internet a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment as the country prepares for an autumn presidential election. The European Union, Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) accused the ...
June 6, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News - EU official wants criminal penalties for joining Syrian fighting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European countries should make it a criminal offence to fight in foreign rebellions or receive jihadist training overseas, the EU's counter-terrorism chief said on Wednesday. Most foreign fighters in the Syrian war are from other Middle Eastern countries, but European citizens have also gone to take up arms in the conflict. Fears have been expressed that EU citizens who ...
June 5, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News