Under this arrangement, a phone company would be reluctant to act on a wiretap order it suspected was illegal, because its compliance would make it vulnerable to both prosecution and civil liability.

• 在这样的安排下，电话公司若怀疑某监听票并不合法，当然会不愿执行，因为一旦服从，自身反而容易遭到控诉或触犯民事责任。