In most states, unauthorized practice of law is a criminal offense.

I might add that just following orders to make a special structure is not a criminal offense.

It was already a criminal offense to leak the information.

In some cases, the violation can be a criminal offense.

I'd even make it a criminal offense, not just civil.

"I knew that sexual abuse was a criminal offense," she said.

In some other countries, during the war, listening to foreign stations was a criminal offense.

A central bank spokesman said any evidence of criminal offenses would be turned over to a court.

It was, for instance, a criminal offense in many states.

It is a criminal offence not to keep records for the required period.

One must never have been convicted of a criminal offence.

Police will know families of men arrested for criminal offences.

What are we to make of a government which came up with 3,600 new criminal offences in 10 years?

Those against whom criminal offences were proved would be tried.

There was much debate about whether it should be a criminal offence.

It must be made a criminal offence to throw food away.

The Americans also want to cover other serious domestic criminal offences.

However, no one has yet been called to account for these criminal offences.