The new law makes it a criminal offense to drink alcohol in public places.

新法律将在公共场所饮酒定为刑事犯罪。

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To review the purpose of the offense have a significant meaning in the criminal law practice.

对犯罪目的的审查在刑法实践中具有重要意义。

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When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense.

当一个人犯罪时，我们总是希望惩罚能与罪行相匹配。

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Some lawmakers have sought to pass a new law that would narrowly define the criminal offense to apply to those who receive a benefit by lying about military honors.

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In 2009, however, he was convicted of the criminal offense of working for a foreign news organization without the proper license, after a controversial interview he gave to al-Jazeera.

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It also makes use of existing law to make smuggling guns out of the country a criminal offense.

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