It's illegal, so they can't sign that as a contract, but they they can just agree to do it.

因为是违法的,合同也就无效了,不过他们可以私下达成默契

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Do you think that downloading should be absolutely illegal and prohibited?

你觉得下载是绝对违法的，应该禁止吗？

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So even without there being an Attorney General, somebody might be awake in the justice department and notice that that's actually illegal.

就算是司法部长不知情,司法部门也会有人会发现,这样的协议是违法的

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

It was illegal--it's still illegal in France to name a baby a name that is not officially approved, absolutely--or even to adopt one.

给婴儿取一个没有被官方认可的名字,是违法的,至今仍是如此,完全不被允许,领养也不行

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But it's positive 1.5% per year, time-weighted--that's the number that you see in the prospectus or the number that you see in the advertisements so you say, what's the big deal, no harm no foul.

但算下来回报率每年还是正的1.5%,时间加权回报率,是你在招股说明书中,或是在广告中会看到的数字,你会说,没什么大不了,既没损失,也不违法

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

In other words, as the judge said, what's always moral isn't necessarily against the law and while I don't think that necessity justifies theft or murder or any illegal act, at some point your degree of necessity does, in fact, exonerate you from any guilt.

换言之，正如法官常说的，情有可原，未必不可法外容情,当然我不认为，一句情有可原,就能为盗窃，谋杀以及其他违法行为正名，但有时，情有可原的程度,确实可能法外容情，赦免你的罪行。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

It was against the law for Julius Caesar to do that, but he did it anyway.

恺撒这么做是违法法律的，但他就是这么做了。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

But actually, hazing is illegal but a remarkably successful tool.

实际上，捉弄他人是违法的,但它却是非常有效的一种手段。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

It's illegal to sign an agreement, to sign a contract saying you're going to restrict quantities.

签订这样限制产量的协议,属于违法行为

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We know they can't sign a legal agreement, but let's take that off the table.

我们都知道不能签署违法合同,那就只能私底下签协议了

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

It's against the law. It's an illegal contract.

因为那是违法的,这是个无效合同

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So, for example, in around 1900 in America or a little bit earlier, let's say 1880 in America, it really isn't clear that it was illegal to write agreements to say we'll restrict quantities.

比如1900年甚至更早的美国,假如是1880年的美国吧,在当时这种限制产量的合同是否违法,在司法上没有明确的界定

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

It's illegal.

它是违法的

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

All right, so it might be that again, the problem with enforcement, although actually in 1880 America, it's not clear that they couldn't have enforced that contract.

好的,但是我刚才说了强制性的问题,虽然说那是1880年的美国,当时这种合同是否违法没有明确的界定

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

First of all it's illegal.

首先这是违法的

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