heinousness

Example Sentences

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Moore’s supporters have argued his crime doesn’t rise to the level of heinousness in other death penalty cases in the state.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Michael Appleton masterminded Lincoln City’s win over Sunderland in the League One play-off semi-final and should be barracked in the street for that act of heinousness.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2021

In 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that neither the governor nor the parole board could use a crime’s heinousness as the sole justification for denying parole to someone serving a life sentence.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2020

But Ratliff recognizes that Le Roux, despite his over-the-top heinousness, is at base an uninteresting figure.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2019

Since Mary Anne never went anywhere, the punishment did not seem to compensate for the heinousness of the crime.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy