It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.

它可以用来预测什么样的人可能会触犯法律或伤害他人，即使他们没有做错什么。

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The break-down of law and order could result in killing on a massive scale.

法律和秩序的崩溃可能会导致大规模的杀戮。

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We were in the invidious position of having to choose whether to break the law or risk lives.

我们处于左右为难的窘境，不知是要违法还是要拿生命冒险。

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In the American state of Massachusetts, some teenagers who break the law are sentenced -- to Shakespeare.

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So in some sense, the first law would suggest you can sort of break even.

初看起来，热力学第一定律,可以保证这个过程是可行的。

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The continued insecurity due to the presence of armed groups and the proliferation of arms as well as a general break down of law and order have lead to massive poaching.

UNESCO: SERVICE DE PRESSE

The total break down of law and order and daily carnage made the governor of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, put the blame squarely on the doorsteps of his fellow politicians and the Nigerian government as the primary cause of the country's state of insecurity.

CNN: Opinion: Nigerians ask, are we at war?

The fact that Mr Fitzsimons was tried, found guilty and imprisoned for his crimes proves that if employees of PSCs break the law there is a high level of accountability even in complex environments.

BBC: In full: G4S response