实例：
Criminal law defines breaches of duty to society at large.It is society,through government employees called prosecutors(such as district attorneys),that brings court action against violators.
译文：
刑法规定的是对社会整体义务的违背。社会通过被称为检察官（例如地区检察官）的政府雇员，对危害人提起法庭诉讼。
知识链接：
Criminal 一般译为“罪犯”或“刑事（的）”。与它有关的短语主要有：criminal law（刑法）、criminal proceedings（刑事诉讼、刑事程序）、criminal action（刑事诉讼）、criminal justice system（刑事司法制度、刑事司法体系）、criminal prosecution（刑事起诉、刑事诉讼）、criminal responsibility（刑事责任）、criminal act（犯罪行为）、criminal attempt（犯罪未遂）、criminal conspiracy（犯罪共谋）、criminal capacity（刑事责任能力）、criminal procedure（刑事诉讼、刑事程序）、criminal sanction（刑事制裁）、criminal appeal（刑事上诉）。
举例：
The degree of punishment shall be commensurate with the crime committed and the criminal responsibility to be borne by the offender.
即学即用：
英译汉：
In addition to exercising the right to defend himself,a criminal suspect or a defendant may entrust one or two persons as his defenders.
