XIII. Punishment. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.

accused acquit civil suits counsel

court cross-examinations fault guilty

judge jurors jury legal disputes

legislature list money officer

panel sentence swear testimony

trial witnesses

Trial by Jury

A jury is a selected group of laymen that hears the ..... in ..... and decides the facts. A courtroom trial in which a ..... decides the facts is called a ..... by jury.

Before each ..... term, a jury commissioner or another public ..... prepares a panel, or 3 initial ..... of qualified jurors. For each trial, ..... are selected by lot from this ..... .

Before the trial begins, the jurors ..... to decide the facts fairly. They hear the ..... given by witnesses for both sides, including ..... . Then ..... for each side sum up, or summarize the case, and the ..... explains the applicable law in his instructions to the jury.

In ..... for financial damages, the jury must decide who is at ..... and must determine the amount of ….. to be paid. In criminal cases, the jury must decide whether or not the ..... is guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt”, and then either return a verdict of guilty, or ...... the defendant by a verdict of not guilty. If the verdict is ..... the judge imposes the ..... , or punishment, within limits that have been fixed by the ......

XIV. Crime and punishment. Choose the right answer.

1. There is no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man is a ..... criminal.

a) self-centred b) self-confessed c) self-conscious d) self-contained

2. If the terrorists are not sent to prison, there will be a public ..... .

a) attack b) onslaught c) outcry d) recrimination

3. It is often difficult for ex-convicts to keep to the ..... and narrow.

a) deep b) long c) straight d) wide

4. When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to ..... to lying.

a)recourse b) resort c) resource d) retort

5 The judge recommended more humane forms of punishment for juvenile .....

a)convicts b) delinquents c) sinners d) villains

6. The murderer proved to be an apparently well-behaved ..... middle-aged woman.

a) inoffensive b) offensive c) unoffending d) unsuspicious

7. He found some squatters living in his house so he asked the court for a speedy ..... order.

a) discharge b) ejection c) eviction d) expulsion

8. The witness ..... the statements made by the accused man.

a) agreed b) confessed c) corroborated d) testified

9. A prominent local figure was ..... as co-respondent in a divorce case.

a) accused b) cited c) nominated d) quoted

10. The whole story was a ..... of her imagination.

a) fabrication b) fantasy c) figment d) figure

11. As she was the murderer’s mother, the judge ..... the normal restrictions on visits and let her see him.

a) abandoned b) lifted c) relinquished d) surrendered

12. The baby at the centre of the controversy has been made a ..... of court.

a) child b) progeny c) protege d) ward

13. After considering the evidence for a few hours, the Jury came to a(n) ..... verdict.

a) unambiguous b) unanimous c) undivided d) united

14. It was a reasonable ..... to draw in the light of the evidence.

a) assessment b) conclusion c) interpretation d) verdict

15. Ms Stickyfinger was charged with ..... the funds of the organization.

a) misappropriating b) mislaying c) mistaking d) misplacing