Finable

The issue of when Citic Pacific's directors knew about the problem, and why they waited so long before telling shareholders, sparked a debate about corporate governance in Hong Kong and helped expedite new rules that will make failure to disclose price-sensitive information in a timely manner a finable offense. ❋ Kate O'Keeffe (2011)

Also, in my opinion, the use of that word, begining with SP and ending in a sound similar to the name of the masked mexican bandit, should be a finable offence. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I've no interest in who they are, I told him, I won't even look at who they are, but Mr Blair and co, in their wisdom, have made it a finable offence for me to employ anyone without seeing and copying the ID the government requires them to present, I said. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This means that urinating and defecating in public, aggressive begging, car guarding and making fires in public areas will be among the anti-social activities that will be finable offences. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The cause, result, nature and action of all measure of phenomena are totally devoid of being established as finable in terms of their own defining characteristics. ❋ SDe-khri 'Jam-dbyangs Thub-bstan Nyi-ma (1985)

Page 676 finable offence for any to be found to be teaching them to read. ❋ Charles Lee (1908)

In Christian Connecticut, for a man to have a sprig of holly in his house on Christmas day was a finable crime. ❋ Unknown (1901)

“How is that?” said Peter, inferring that selling poor beer was a finable offence, yet ignorant of the statute. ❋ Ford, Paul L (1894)

"How is that?" said Peter, inferring that selling poor beer was a finable offence, yet ignorant of the statute. ❋ Paul Leicester Ford (1883)

Cleve gathered up his reins, and nodding to Mr. Frank Belmar, drove at a finable rate up the avenue and through the park. ❋ Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1875)

There are, however, many others, but of a less censurable, though certainly of a finable description; such as journeymen bakers wheeling barrows conveying the staff of life -- publicans 'boys collecting pewter pots -- lady drivers of similar vehicles, containing oysters, inferior or damaged fruit, delicate prog for pug dogs, cats, &c. ❋ John Badcock (1823)

I might, if necessary, show your Lordships that the highest magistrate is subject to the law; that there is a case in which he is finable; that they have established rules of evidence and of pleading, and, in short, all the rules which have been formed in other countries to prevent this very arbitrary power. ❋ Edmund Burke (1763)

City officials said he was violating a sign ordinance that states advertisements on people or cars that draw attention to a person, institution or product are a finable offense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Despite this week's developments regarding his finable hit on Browns receiver ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some local phone companies even pushed for, and won, city laws making profanity in phone conversation a finable or jailable offense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Texas allows a trial by jury for any finable offense, hence the callup. ❋ Unknown (2009)