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Laws, Courtrooms, and Punishments
A. Find verbs that collocate with ’law’.
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B. Choose the correct verbs from A. to fill in the gaps in this paragraph. Use each verb
only once and put it in the correct form.
In law-abiding societies ordinary citizens are usually happy to ______________ or
____________ the law. But there are also rather different societies where most
people feel that it is not such a serious matter to ____________ the law. In such
places, people do not seem to ____________ the law and even the most honest of
citizens does not always expect to __________ within it. The rules of such societies
have no difficulty in ________________ or _______________ new laws but the
police have considerable problems when it comes to ___________________ or
_________________ those laws.
C. Match the beginning of each sentence on the left with its ending on the right.
The rules apply to
the use of mobile phones while driving.
All students must comply with
the rule to allow Mary to admit her paper a little late.
The regulations stipulate
all students in the college.
The authorities bent
the regulations concerning the registration process.
The law prohibits
that coursework must be handed in on time.
D. Put these events in a crime story in order and underline the collocations.
Bill Sikes is found guilty.
The jury reaches a verdict.
Bill Sikes is severly punished.
Bill Sikes robs a bank.
Bill Sikes goes on trial.
A number of witnesses appear in court.
The police carry out an investigation.
E. Courtroom Layout (USA)
D. The Cat sat on the the Witness Box - Vocabulary
free from fault or blame:
i__________________________
expressionless:
i__________________________
to determine the importance, size, or value of something: a__________________
showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness: r__________________
castrated:
n__________________________
↔ friendly, hospitable:
h__________________________
(law) demand/request for sth due or believed to be due: c_________________
to suffer from a continuous dull pain: a____________