IV. Supply the articles where necessary.

1. Accused was sentenced to five years in prison.

2. Prosecution will be opposing bail.

3. Best lawyer in country won case for her.

4. Jury found him innocent.

5. Vandalism is problem of society throughout Europe.

6. Ignorance of law is no excuse.

7. Court ordered him to pay fine of £100.

8. Victim had been killed with bread knife.

V. Translate the sentences explaining the usage of the definite article.

1. The gang were chasing him again.

2. The police received a bomb-threat at 6.15 p.m., and arrived at the scene six minutes later. The cinema had already been evacuated and the adjoining streets cordoned off.

3. The factory was closed because of staff strike.

4. The police caught the thief red-handed.

5. The detective stood motionless behind the door waiting for the assailant.

6. The politician didn’t answer the reporter’s question as it was too personal.

7. There have been two main theories in the study of international law: the natural law approach and the positivist movement.

8. The witness claimed he hadn’t seen the accused before.

9. At the very moment the suspect is being interviewed by the police.

VI. Articles have been removed from the following text. Supply the

articles where necessary.

Crime

Crime violates laws of community, state or nation. It is punishable in accordance with these laws. Definition of crime varies according to time and place, but laws of most countries consider as crimes such offences as arson, bigamy, burglary, forgery, murder and treason.

Not all offences against law are crimes, laws that set down punishment for crimes form criminal law. This law defines as crimes those offences considered most harmful to community. On other hand, person may wrong someone else in some other way that offends civil law.

Common law recognizes three classes of crime: treason, felony, and misdemeanour. Death or life imprisonment is usual penalty for treason. Laws in United States, for example, define felony as crime that is punishable by term of one year or more in state of federal prison. Person who commits misdemeanor may be punished by fine or jail term of less than one year.

VII. Correct the erros in these sentences by adding or removing

a/an/the.

1. Military jury was created according to a Resolution

2. New law comes into the force on May 15

3. At an end of trial he was convicted of murder

4. All prospective barristers are expected to study at Inns of Court

5. Judge will hear next case after lunch

6. A driver admitted that accident was partly his own the fault

7. A judge sentenced an accused to 15 year in the prison

8. To protect the victims of the blackmail their names are often not given in a court

9. A judge was very hard on the pickpockets

10. If you break law, you will be in the trouble

11. High court judge will pass sentence the next week

12. Youth involved in disturbance at a demonstration made statement to police.