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India's new penal code eliminates sedition entirely.
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Stephen Townley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The rapper and singer appeared before a judge on Monday morning, TMZ reports, and per California penal code, convictions of felony battery on a police officer and resisting executive officer can see jail time of up to three years, as well as a $10,000 fine, for each charge.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Stimson noted that under Title 18, the U.S. criminal code, prosecutors have a wide variety of penal code provisions besides RICO at their disposal.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
The state penal code already requires uniformed officers to wear badges or nameplates correctly displaying their identification numbers or names.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Townley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The rapper and singer appeared before a judge on Monday morning, TMZ reports, and per California penal code, convictions of felony battery on a police officer and resisting executive officer can see jail time of up to three years, as well as a $10,000 fine, for each charge.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Stimson noted that under Title 18, the U.S. criminal code, prosecutors have a wide variety of penal code provisions besides RICO at their disposal.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
The state penal code already requires uniformed officers to wear badges or nameplates correctly displaying their identification numbers or names.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
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 4 Oct. 2025.
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