"The boldness of the action suggests a mind-set that they could possibly get away with this extraordinarily heinous offense," he said.

The trial is being held in a special anti-terrorism court, a creation of Mr. Sharif himself, who wanted speedy justice for heinous offenses.

It cannot impose the death penalty, even for the most heinous offense.

"The indictment charges a particularly heinous offense, which had a severe impact within New Jersey," the ruling said.

She must have stolen something, or committed some heinous offense, and they had finally tracked her down.

How could Roger Goodell rationalize getting rid of a coach while giving players repeated chances to come back from far more heinous offenses?

This is no defense of Alosi; the tripping was a heinous offense.

It is neither my place nor my privilege to propose a punishment suitable to so heinous an offense as the one under discussion.

"All the way back to biblical times of yore, rape has been one of the most heinous offenses known to man.

They have committed heinous offenses, the public is afraid of them and prosecutors are reluctant to release them.