For instance, a person whose drunken driving causes the death of another may force both a criminal prosecution by the state and a civil suit for damages by the survivors of the victim.

比如，一个人酒后驾车，导致他人的死亡，他将面临国家刑事检察官的起诉和面向尚存者的民事损害赔偿诉讼。

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Article 235 Whoever negligently injures another person and causes him severe bodily injury shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.

第二百三十五条过失伤害他人致人重伤的，处三年以下有期徒刑或者拘役。

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The testimony of accomplice in criminal litigation plays an important role in criminal investigation while it causes some problems on testimony law and procedure law.

在刑事侦查工作中，同案犯证言发挥了十分关键的作用，也引发了一系列证据法和程序法问题。

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The DOJ has already said it is pursuing a criminal investigation into the causes of the spill.

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But Shell has previously blamed "widespread and continual criminal activity, including sabotage, theft and illegal refining, that causes the vast majority of oil spills".

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Fighting criminal charges--even frivolous ones--soaks up time and money and causes considerable emotional distress.

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