Crime and Punishment

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

bigamy civil classes community

countries crimes criminal law felony

fine forgery laws life imprisonment

misdemeanour offences penalty person

prison state term treason

Crime

Crime violates the laws of a community, or nation.

It is punishable in accordance with these

The definition of crime varies according to time and place, but the laws of most consider as crimes such as prison burglary, ,

murder, and

Not all offences against the law are The laws that set down the

punishments for crimes from the

This law defines as crimes those offences considered most harmful

to the On the other hand, a .... may wrong someone else in some

other way that offends the law.

The common law recognizes three of crime: treason, and mis­ demeanour. Death or .... is the usual... for treason. Laws in the United

States, for example, define a felony as a crime that is punishable by a

of one year or more in a state or federal A person who commits a

may be punished by a or a jail term of less than one year.

2. LAW BREAKERS. Give the name of the defined law breaker.

1. steals a

2. steals purses and wallets a к

3. gets money by threatening

3. to disclose personal information a к

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3. a a

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4. a b

5. a

6. a

3. n

3. a v

3. ab

4. seizes aeroplanes

5. takes things from a shop without paying

6. kills people

7. steals from houses or offices

8. steals from banks or trains

9. takes people hostage for a ransom

10. steals government secrets

11. willfully destroys property

12. marries illegally while being married already.

3. 3. TRIAL. If you commit a crime you may be:

4. accused

5. arrested

6. charged

7. convicted

8. interrogated

9. paroled

10. sent to prison

11. suspected

12. tried

13. Put these actions in the correct order.

14. 4. PUNISHMENT. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below:

15. 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

16. A jury is a selected group of laymen that hears the in and

17. decides the facts. A courtroom trial in which a decides the facts is

18. called a by jury.

19. Before each term, a jury commissioner or another public

20. prepares a panel, or large initial of qualified jurors. For each trial,

21. are selected by lot from this Before the trial begins, the jurors

22. to decide the facts fairly. They hear the given by witnesses for

23. both sides, including Then for each side sum up, or summarize

24. the case, and the explains the applicable law in his instructions to

25. the jury.

26. In for financial damages, the jury must decide who is at and

27. must determine the amount of to be paid. In criminal cases, the jury

28. must decide whether or not the is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt",

29. and then either return a verdict of guilty, or the defendant by a

30. verdict of not guilty. If the verdict is the judge imposes the ,or

31. punishment, within limits that have been fixed by the

32. Law Breakers. Choose the right answer.

33. 1. The spy the desk in an attempt to find the secret documents.

34. a) invaded b) kidnapped c) looted d) ransacked

35. 2. The safe deposit box a high-pitched sound when it was

36. moved.

37. a) ejected b) emitted c) expelled d) excluded

38. 3. He his fist and threatened to hit me.

39. a) clenched b) clutched c) grabbed d) gripped

40. 4. Thieves got away with a of jewellery worth thousands of

41. pounds.

42. a) catch b) haul c) loot d) snatch

43. 5. The burglar's presence was betrayed by a floorboard.

44. a) cracking b) creaking c) crunching d) groaning

45. 6. Smugglers consistently import regulations.

46. a) break b) flaunt c) float d) flout

47. 7. Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with its contents

48. a) contained b) intact c) missing d) preserved

49. 8. The intruder was badly by the guard dog in the palace garden.

50. a) damaged b) eaten c) mauled d) violated

51. 9. When the police examined the house they found that the lock had been... with.

52. a) broken b) hindered c) tampered d) touched

53. 10. The hooligan the money out of my hand and ran away.

54. a) grasped b) gripped c) snatched d) withdrew

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4. 3. paper reporter. Inspector Sharp Someone has murdered Mr Sims

   5. POLICE AND CRIME

5. break in/break into sthg Burglars broke in while we were out

6. and stole $1000. break out/break out of sthg Six prisoners managed to break out

7. and run off. bump sbdy off (slang) Who do the police think bumped

8. Mr Big off? catch sbdy out The police caught him out when he

9. said he was at the cinema: it was closed at the time, do away with sbdy (slang) Someone's done away with him: he's

10. been shot, do sbdy in (slang) Ted couldn't have done him in. He

11. didn't have a gun. do sbdy out of sthg Katie was done out of $20 by the

12. dishonest salesman, get away with (a crime, etc.) 'You'll never get away with it,' Tom

13. told the kidnapper, get off with (a warning, etc.) He's lucky to get off with a warn­ ing and not be fined, give oneself up The criminals gave themselves up

14. to the police, go for sbdy I was so angry that I went for the

15. burglars with a stick, hold sbdy up The gang took out their guns and

16. held us up. let sbdy off The judge let Mary off as no one

17. had proved her guilty, look into sthg The police are looking into the case

18. of the missing ring, make off with sthg The thieves opened the safe and

19. made off with $1000.

20. D Read the sentences below. Inspector Sharp is talking to a news-per reDorter

21. We have no definite knowledge of who killed him. However, Mr Sims cheated Bill Low out of a large amount of money. If it's Bill Low, we don't expect he'll surrender to the authorities without a fight.

22. He attacked a policeman once.

23. He even escaped with the policeman's gun.

24. Now read the following sentences. Big Joe, a well-known crimi­nal, is talking to one of his friends. Although Big Joe gives the same information as the inspector, he uses slang and colloquial English. Complete the longer blanks with appropriate verbs and the shorter blanks with particles.

25. Bigjoe

26. Someone's¹ Mr Sims .

27. I've got no idea who² him .

28. But old Sims³ Bill Low a lot of money.

29. If it's Bill, he won't⁴ himself without a fight.

30. He⁵ a policeman once.

31. He even⁶ the policeman's gun.

32. Ш What do you think is happening in each picture? Write sen­tences, using a phrasal verb from the list below.

33. break in hold up break out make off with

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