They didn't want presidents impeached and convicted and thrown out of office for minor offenses.

创始人们并不希望各界总统因为一些轻罪就遭到弹劾、定罪甚至下台。

A MINOR OFFENSE, SUCH AS STEALING, EARNED YOU A QUICK DEATH BY BEHEADING.

轻微的犯罪行为， 例如偷窃，会让你很快被斩首处死。

For minor offenses, the prosecution may offer a deal that credits time already spent in jail toward the accused's sentence if they plead guilty.

如果罪名较轻，检方可能会提出如果被告被判有罪，可以将其在看守所呆的时间同样算在服刑期内。

Noticed the use of the word " that" here to mean " very." It didn't sound very minor, meaning it didn't seem to her that whatever James did was a minor offense.

注意到这里使用“那个” 这个词来表示“非常” 。 这听起来不是很小，这意味着在她看来， 詹姆斯所做的一切都不是轻微的冒犯。

The king of gods felt that he could do anything  and get away with it. He thought to punish Prometheus for his minor offenses, and the burden  of that punishment would be eternal and severe.

众神之王觉得自己什么都能做， 而且还逍遥法外。他想惩罚普罗米修斯的轻微罪行， 而这种惩罚的负担将是永恒而严厉的。

The report suggested that black drivers were nearly three times as likely as white drivers to be searched. And, black drivers were almost three times more likely to be arrested than white drivers for minor, nonviolent offenses.

该报告表明，黑人司机被搜查的可能性几乎是白人司机的三倍。而且，黑人司机因轻微的非暴力犯罪被捕的可能性几乎是白人司机的三倍。