这样的违法行为不可等闲视之。

Such an illegal act should not be treated lightly.

《新英汉大辞典》

许多国家已经将在开车时手持电话聊天定为违法行为。

Many countries have made it illegal to chat into a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

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法庭有权对这一违法行为罚款，额度不受限制。

The court has the power to impose an unlimited fine for this offence.

《牛津词典》

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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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。

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