Now the point here isn't it's funny, other than of course--it's obvious more, which is the lawyer has more wrongs.

重点不在于好笑，而是，很明显的，这个律师犯了更多错。

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I think it might actually be the more obvious meaning, which is "to hinder" or "to preclude."

我认为那可能是更容易理解的意思，“阻碍“或“妨碍“

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