Example sentences of "14 [noun pl] ' imprisonment " in BNC.
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1 | Vic Williams : a 28-year-old soldier in the British Army 's Royal Artillery , he has been sentenced to 14 months ' imprisonment for desertion and ‘ conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline |
2 | It is punishable by a maximum of 14 years ' imprisonment or a fine or both . |
3 | ( S. ) 335 recognise the exception illustrated by this decision : if the offence to which the juvenile has pleaded guilty is punishable with 14 years ' imprisonment and is therefore one for which the juvenile can be detained under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) for a longer period , a sentence of 12 months ' detention in a young offender institution is not objectionable , despite the plea of guilty , if the offence would have justified a longer term of detention under section 53(2) and the sentencer has given the juvenile a discount for his plea by choosing to impose a term of detention in a young offender institution rather than detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) . |
4 | Also on Oct. 5 Nay Minh , a prominent lawyer , was sentenced to 14 years ' imprisonment for allegedly giving false information to the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) during the 1988 uprising [ for arrests in November 1988 see p. 36868 ] . |
5 | They had been sentenced to between five and 14 years ' imprisonment on the basis of forensic evidence from hand swabs indicating that they had handled nitroglycerine . |
6 | The seven had been sentenced to between five and 14 years ' imprisonment on the basis of forensic evidence from hand swabs indicating they had handled nitroglycerine . |
7 | Sir Terence Lewis , 63 , the former police commissioner of Queensland , was sentenced to 14 years ' imprisonment on Aug. 5 , after being convicted on 15 counts of corruption . |
8 | In early August 1991 the former police commissioner , Sir Terence Lewis , was sentenced to 14 years ' imprisonment [ see p. 38398 ] . |
9 | Shelton points out that handling is a more serious offence than theft and has a maximum of 14 years ' imprisonment . |