Test

1. Complete the text with a word from the list.There are some words
that you do not need. (45 points)
acquit arrested burglary charged convicted conviction court
crime defence did evidence forgery innocent judge jury
made pleaded prison prosecution robbed sentenced stole
suspended trial verdict
witnesses
One night, Laurence Bailey 1)................................... his local bank and
2)........................... almost $ 100,000. It wasnt his first 3).: a
year before he had been 4) . with 5) after
breaking into several houses and had received a 6) . sentence.
When he went to court, the 7) had warned him that if he
broke the law again, he wouldnt be so generous; the next time it happened,
Laurence would receive a 8) sentence. The morning after his latest crime,
he was 9) . . Several 10) who saw him do it
made a statement to the police.
2. Match the actions with the definitions. (15 points)
1. plead guilty/not guilty
2. sentence somebody
3. give testimony
a) to officially give a punishment to a person who is found guilty of a crime
b) to tell the court what you saw/know
c) to officially state that you are guilty/not guilty of a crime
3. Choose the correct definition. (30 points)
a defense lawyer
a defendant
a prosecutor
a judge
a witness
the jury
- argues that someone is guilty of committing a crime
- gives testimony to the court
- listen to the facts/arguments, reach a verdict, convict/acquit someone who is
charged with a serious crime
- listens to arguments, hears evidence, sentences a guilty person
- pleads guilty/not guilty, gives testimony

- represents someone accused of a crime, argues that someone is not guilty of

committing a crime
Test
1. Complete the text with a word from the list.There are some words
that you do not need. (45 points)
acquit arrested burglary charged convicted conviction court
crime defence did evidence forgery innocent judge jury
made pleaded prison prosecution robbed sentenced stole
suspended trial verdict
witnesses
After Laurence Bailey was arrested, a date was fixed for his 1)
. . When he was taken to the 2) .., he 3)
not guilty, but the 4) had all the 5)
.. they needed and, despite all the efforts of his 6)
.. lawyer, the 7) . was given . He was
found guilty by the 8) . He was 9)
of the crime and 10) to a few years of prison.
2. Match the actions with the definitions. (15 points)
1. reach a verdict
2. acquit somebody
3. convict somebody
a) to arrive at a decision about whether a person is guilty or not guilty of a
crime
b) to officially decide that someone is guilty of a crime
c) to officially decide that someone is not guilty of a crime
3. Choose the correct definition. (30 points)
a defense lawyer
a defendant
a prosecutor
a judge
a witness
the jury
- argues that someone is guilty of committing a crime
- gives testimony to the court
- listen to the facts/arguments, reach a verdict, convict/acquit someone who is
charged with a serious crime
- listens to arguments, hears evidence, sentences a guilty person

- pleads guilty/not guilty, gives testimony

- represents someone accused of a crime, argues that someone is not guilty of
committing a crime

Crime

Definition

1) abduction/kidnapping taking a person to a secret location using force

2) armed robbery using a weapon to steal
3) arson

setting fire to a place on purpose

4) attempted murder

trying to kill someone (but failing)

5) burglary,
breaking and entering
6) child abuse

going into another person's home or business with force

injuring a child on purpose

7) domestic violence

physical assault that occur within the home

8) drug trafficking trading illegal drugs

9) fraud

lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes

10) hijacking

holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane)

11murder/homicide

taking someone's life through violence

shoplifting

stealing merchandise from a store

smuggling

bringing products into a country secretly and illegally

speeding

driving beyond the speed limit

terrorism

acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country

theft stealing
torture

extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners)

vandalism

damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint)

white collar crime breaking the law in business

Types of punishment
Punishment

(example offence) Definition

traffic ticket
(speeding, parking)

leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine

license suspension
(drunk driving)

driving rights are removed for a certain period of time

fine
(hunting out of season)

pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime

house arrest
(a young offender who is waiting to go to court)
certain period of time

remain in one's home for a

community service
(a youth that steals a car for the first time) do volunteer work such as teaching
children about crime or cleaning up garbage
jail time
(man who assaults his wife)
locked away from society

spend a certain amount of months or years

life in prison
(a woman who commits homicide)
spend the rest of one's life in prison with
no chance of going back into society