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Exercise 21. Listen to the news report and fill in the gaps.

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Yesterday morning Gregory Briggs appeared in Shellsby Crown Court 1) ……… of robbery. The judge 2) ……….. him to ten years in prison.

Briggs was 3) ……….. last May as he was trying to rob Lloyds Bank in Shellsby. One 4) ……… told report­ers that Briggs had run into the bank holding a 5) …….. and threatened to shoot everyone unless the manager gave him all the money in the safe. Fortunately 6) ………… Gary Thomas, who happened to be in the bank at the time, was able to grab Briggs’ 7) ……… before he had a chance to hurt anyone.

As Briggs walked into the 8) ……. yesterday morning with his lawyer he 9) ……….. having broken the 10) ……… and told reporters that he was 11) ……….. However, after hearing the witnesses and seeing the 12) ……. supplied by the bank’s security cameras, the jury quickly came to the conclusion that Briggs was 13) ……...

Last night Police Chief John Brown praised Thomas for his brave 14) ……. of the violent 15) ………. and for 16) ………. what might have turned into a tragedy.

 

Exercise 22. Listen to Chief Inspector Ronald Lewis advisingpeople on how to protect themselves from certain types of crime and fill in the table below.

mugging · carrying a personal …………. · attend …………..classes
kidnapping · teach children …………. · if approached by strangers, they should ……… · if you can afford it, hire a …………
car theft · fit in …………system · park in an …………… car park · make sure your car is securely ………….

Exercise 23. Courts can be distinguished with regard to the type of cases they hear. Match each of the following types of court (1-9) with the explanation of what happens there (a-i).

1. appellate court (or court of appeals, appeals court)

2. crown court

3. high court

4. juvenile court

5. lower court (or court of first instance)

6. magistrates’ court

7. moot court

8. small-claims court

9. tribunal

 

a. This is where a person under the age of 18 would be tried.

b. This is the court of primary jurisdiction, where a case is heard for the first time.

c. This is where small crimes are tried in the UK.

d. This is where law students argue hypothetical cases.

e. This is where a case is reviewed which has already been heard in a lower court.

f. This is where cases involving a limited amount of money are handled.

g. This is where serious criminal cases are heard by a judge and a jury in the UK.

h. This is where a group of specially chosen people examine legal problems of a particular type, such as employment disputes.

i. This is usually the highest court in a jurisdiction, the court of last resort.

 

Unit 3. Classifications of crimes.

Exercise 24. Translate and learn this table by heart.

Crimes and criminals

Crime Criminal Criminal act
arson arsonist to set fire to smth; to set smth on fire
shoplifting shoplifter to shoplift
mugging mugger to mug
offence offender to offend
vandalism vandal to vandalize
burglary or house-breaking burglar to burgle; to break into
murder murderer to murder
manslaughter manslayer to kill someone but not deliber­ately
kidnapping kidnapper to kidnap
pickpocketing pickpocket to pick smb’s pocket
complicity accomplice to be the accomplice
abetting abettor to abet
aiding aider to aid and abet
drug trafficking /drug sale/ drug trade drug dealer/ drug trafficker to trade in drugs / to sell and buy drugs
spy/espionage spy to spy
terrorism terrorist to terrorize
assassination assassin to assassinate
hooliganism hooligan to behave in a noisy and violent way in a public place
ticketless travel/fraudulent travel stowaway to stow away
theft thief to thieve/to steal
hijacking hijacker to hijack
carjacking carjacker to carjack
forgery forger to forge
robbery robber to rob
larceny larcener to commit larceny
smuggling smuggler to smuggle
treason traitor to betray
gangsterism gangster to be a member of a criminal group
desertion deserter to desert
bigamy bigamist to commit bigamy
speeding speeder to speed
rape rapist to rape
blasphemy blasphemer to commit blasphemy/to blaspheme
perjury perjurer to perjure
fraud swindler to swindle
bribery/bribe-taking bribetaker to give a bribe; to take a bribe
blackmail blackmailer to blackmail
extortion extortionist to extort
embezzlement embezzler to embezzle
tax evasion tax evader to evade taxes
counterfeiting counterfeiter to counterfeit
drug abuse drug addict to abuse drugs
trespass trespasser to tresspass
pilferage pilferer to pilfer
piracy pirate to commit piracy
money laundering money launderer to launder money
infringement of copyright copyright infringer to infringe a copyright
assault assailant to assault
aggravated assault assailant to assault with aggravating circumstance
child abuse a person who abuses a child to abuse a child
joyriding joyrider to joyride
defamation defamer to defame
slander slanderer to slander
libel libeller to libel
conversion a person who converts to convert

 


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