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10. Match each of the following verbs with a word or phrase on the right. They are all connected with a British court of law.

  1. commit a) guilty/not guilty

  2. plead b) to an offence

  3. pass c) the defendant

  4. convict/acquit d) evidence in court

  5. admit e) someone in custody

  6. serve f) a crime

  7. give g) on a jury

  8. cross-examine h) sentence on someone

  9. appeal i) a witness

  10. sentence j)against a sentence/verdict

  11. remand k) someone with offence

  12. charge l) someone of a crime

11. Interview your partner using the questions below:

  • Have ever

1) been a victim of crime?

2) witnessed a crime?

3) reported a crime to the police?

4) been called to give evidence in a court of law?

5) been called to do jury service?

12. Read the text below and think of the word which fits best for each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Another unsuccessful criminal

It has (1) ___ said that ignorance is no defense in the eyes of law, but some criminals (2) ____ to be a lot more ignorant (3) ___ others. Take the case (4) ____ the convict who broke (5) ____ of prison of Washington, D.C., USA. A few days later, (6) ___ the massive police hunt for him, he decided to accompany his girlfriend to her trial (7) ____ robbery. He sat in the courtroom (8) ____the morning listening to the proceedings, and then at lunchtime (9)_____ out to get a sandwich. (10) ____ he was out, his girlfriend needed to speak to him, and so (11) ____ him paged over the court loudspeaker system.. Police officers in the building recognized his name and immediately arrested him (12) ____ his return to the court – in a car he had just stolen. 22

13. Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c, or d) best fits each gap.

Guilty or Not Guilty

In many legal (1) ____ around the world, the defendant is considered to be innocent until proven guilty. This means in effect it’s not (2) ___ to the defendant’s lawyers to prove that the defendant did not commit the crime that he or she is (3) ____ of. Rather, it is the responsibility of the (4) ______ to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did (5) ___ the law.

But what does the phrase ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ mean in practice? It means that, although there may not be absolute (6) ____, such as video, that the defendant committed the crime, the judge or (7) ____ , after having examined all the (8) ____, are certain that the person is guilty. If they are not certain, or, in (9) ____ words, if they believe there is a reasonable doubt, they must find the defendant ‘not guilty’. In British (10) ____, defendants are never (11) ___ innocent. The only possible (12) ____ are ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’.

1 A structures B systems C constructions D arrangements

2 A about B up C over D round

3 A accused B blamed C charged D arrested

4 A persecution B prescription C prosecution D persuasion

5 A commit B abandon C break D cheat

6 A observation B sign C proof D demonstration

7 A audience B jury C team D collective

8 A warnings B hints C confirmation D evidence

9 A other B more C differing D these

10 A exhibitions B courts C councils D institutions

11 A mentioned B declared C spoken D stated

12 A verdicts B conclusions C decisions D effects23

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