Actually he gained power in Rome mainly by military might, by kind of making the Senate nervous and winning a few battles, and that was against the law.

事实上他在罗马提升势力，是由于强大军事实力，而且赢了几场硬仗战争，让元老院感到不安，这是违反法律的。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

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

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

因为那是违法的,这是个无效合同

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

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

Law is the best hedge we have against " the domination of partiality and desire."

法律是我们所拥有可对抗不公支配,与渴求的最佳防备“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

And not only can you punish with death people who come after you seeking to take your life, you can also punish a thief who tries to steal your goods because that also counts as aggression against the law of nature.

不仅可以处死那些,跟踪你想谋害你的人，还可以惩罚想偷你东西的小偷,因为那也算侵犯了自然法。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选