The cases you have mentioned are those who involve in violation of law.

在你所说的案件中，那些人违反了法律。

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The acceptor or the drawee is declared bankrupt according to law or is ordered to stop business activities for violation of law.

承兑人或者付款人被依法宣告破产的或者因违法被责令终止业务活动的。

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Not every violation of law can be prosecuted, and prosecutors have wide discretion in deciding which to prosecute and which to drop.

并非所有的违法行为都要被起诉，在决定是否起诉时检察官具有很大的自由裁量权。

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Details of lese majeste charges are rarely made public because simply repeating an alleged insult could itself be considered a violation of the law.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

So an arbitrary taking of property would be a violation of the law of nature and would be illegitimate.

所以任意掠夺他人财产,就侵犯了自然法，就是非法的。

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"The American people believe in immigration,". "But they also believe that we cannot tolerate a situation where people come to the United States in violation of the law."

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Hiding the true source of a contribution is a violation of law.

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The Commission on Wartime Contracting, according to its Web site, is empowered to refer any violation or potential violation of law it identifies to the attorney general.

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The OPA, explains Anderson, preserves the authority of the Feds to impose additional fines and penalties (whether criminal or civil in nature) for any other violation of law.

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