engleza an iii sem 1

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Engleza anul 3 sem 1 - 2011

1. As he was caught in ................... of a gun, he was immediately considered a suspect.

d. possession

2. The unruly ….. was broken up by the police.

d. mob

3. The detective stood ….. behind the door waiting for the assailant.

c. motionless

4. The police ….. off the street where the bomb had gone off.

b. cordoned

5. The police asked if I thought I could ….. the man who stole my car if I looked at some photos.

b. identify

6. The inspector was a very ….. man and he rechecked the evidence several times.c. thorough

7. The police who were ….. the crime could find no clues at all.

b. investigating

8. The police ….. their attention to the events that led up to the accident.

a. confined

9. I was informed by the police constable that he would be forced to take me into ….. . b. custody

10. The woman ….. for her husband’s life when he was found guilty of murder.

d. pleaded

11. He was thrown into prison and ….. of his property.

a. deprived

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

b. self-confessed

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

c. outcry

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

d. straight

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

b. resort

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16. The witness ….. the statements made by the accused man.

c. corroborated

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

a. cited

18. After considering the evidence for a few hours, the Jury came to a ….. verdict.

b. unanimous

19. The suspect is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any ….. on his movements.

c. restriction

20. His comments ….. little or no relation to the facts of the case.

a. bear

21. The … question in this case is whether the accused had a motive for this crime or not.

a. crucial

22. I wish you would let me speak for myself and not ............ the words out of my mouth.

c. take

23. In the legal profession, men … women by five to one.

b. outnumber

24. All ........... barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court.

b. prospective

25. The suspect is … to have been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.

c. alleged

26. The American Bill of Rights, passed in 1791, represents the.........................

b. first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States which refer to the

rights and privileges of the individual.

27. An arraignment is....................... .

c. the reading of the indictment to the accused and hearing his plea.

28. In the sentence: He was booked for driving on the wrong side of the road. to book

means:

b. to take the name and address of a person guilty of a minor offence with a view to

bringing a prosecution.

29. A plaintiff is...................

d. a person who starts an action against someone in the civil courts.

30. In the sentence: He attempted to rebut the assertions made by the prosecution witness.

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to rebut means:

c. to prove that the opposing party is wrong, especially by offering a contrary

argument.

31. In the sentence: In jurisdictions that use indeterminate sentencing, the judge has

discretion to set the sentence at a maximum and minimum term within a broad range permitted by law. the word discretion means:

b. freedom or authority to make judgments and to act as one sees fit.

32. In the sentence: A judge may permit a departure from this presumptive sentence –

either an increase or decrease in the length of the term – if specific justification is shown.

the expression departure from means:

a. a deviation or variation from standard procedure or established practice.

33. In the sentence: Manslaughter is also the unlawful killing of another, but without

malice aforethought, either expressed or implied. the expression without maliceaforethought means:

d. without the intention of committing a crime (especially murder or grievous bodily

harm).

34. The word ............. means a plea that a person charged with a crime was somewhere

else when the crime was committed.

c. alibi

35. If a person commits premeditated and deliberate murder, with atrocity or cruelty, bylying in wait for the victim, he or she will face the charge of........... .

b. first-degree murder

36. The court designed to try members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside

the scope of conventional criminal and civil matters, whose judges are military officers is

a /an........................ .

d. military court

37. The Claims Court, the Court of International Trade, the Tax Court, and the territorial

courts established in the federally administered territories of the United States arecalled................. .

c. legislative courts.

38. Assuming that someone is innocent, until he has been proved guilty is called ........

d. presumption of innocence

39. Choose the correct Romanian equivalents for the following British terms designating

members of the British government: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary,

Foreign Secretary (in this order).

b. Ministru de Finante, Ministru de Interne, Ministru de Externe.

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40. Choose the correct English equivalents taking into consideration that the Romanian

term ministerul de externe has different English equivalents in the United Kingdom andrespectively in the United States.

c. Foreign Office (UK), State Department (USA).

41. The suspect blurted ...... the names of his accomplices with a shrug of his shoulders.

b. out

42. After a good night sleep, the fugitive decided to give himself ........ and come .........

about his escape.

d. up, clean

43. In the sentence: The mayor made some remarks off the record about the rising crime

figures., the expression off the record means:

b. not intended for publication or disclosure; confidential.

44. The appointed attorney felt gratified that the arrestee had no choice but to confide ......

him.

c. in

45. The eye witness was obviously in a state of shock and the policeman could not make

head or ......... of what he was saying.

a. tail

46. The judge seemingly tried to turn a /an........ ear to the opposing party’s rebuttalargument.

b. deaf

47. The defense attorney did not have a strong case, so he was beating about the ....... .

d. bush

48. While being cross-examined, the defense witness let ......... that the defendant had met

the victim before.

c. slip

49. In the sentence: Against all odds, he won the case against the insurance company., the

idiom against all odds means:

d. despite difficulties

50. In the sentence: Losing the trial after so much time and money invested was a bitter

pill to swallow., the idiom a bitter pill to swallow means:

a. a difficult fact to accept

51. In the sentence: The witness was determined to testify against the defendant, but he

got cold feet at the last minute., the idiom to get cold feet means:

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b. to lose courage

52. In the sentence: As a teenager, he did time for petty theft., the idiom to do timemeans:

c. to serve a prison sentence

53. In the sentence: As always, the boys in blue arrived too late to stop the bank robbers.,

the idiom the boys in blue means:

d. the police

54. In the sentence: With his recent arrest it became official that he was the black sheep

of the family., the idiom the black sheep of the family means:

b. a disgraced family member

55. In the sentence: He now serves time in jail for beating his wife black and blue., the

idiom to beat somebody black and blue means:

a. to hit somebody repeatedly until bruised

56. In the sentence: Losing the trial means more money down the drain., the idiom moremoney down the drain means:

c. more money wasted in vain

57. In the sentence: It would have been better if he hadn’t pursued the matter and had letsleeping dogs lie., the idiom let sleeping dogs lie means:

b. do not try to change a situation that could become a problem if somebody

interfered

58. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary

changes: ‘I think it is extremely unlikely that you will be asked to testify’, said thelawyer.

d. The lawyer reassured me that it was extremely unlikely that I would be asked to

testify.


changes: The client asked his lawyer, Ms. Ann Straight: ‘Do you think I should plead

guilty?’

b. The client asked his lawyer whether she thought he should plead guilty.

60. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessarychanges: ‘Did you actually see the suspect ditch the murder weapon?’, asked the

prosecutor.

c. The prosecutor asked whether he had actually seen the suspect ditch the murder

weapon.


changes: ‘We have called our last witnesses in the case. Our client will not take the

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witness stand’ the defense attorney stated.

b. The defense attorney stated that they had called their last witnesses in the case

and added that their client would not take the witness stand.


changes: ‘Why can’t you reveal your sources?’, the judge asked the journalist.a. The judge asked the journalist why he couldn’t reveal his sources.

63. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessarychanges: Officer Jenkins: ‘When the driver exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine fell to

the ground.’

c. Officer Jenkins said that when the driver exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine

had fallen to the ground.


changes: The judge: ‘Let’s hear the defense closing statement before we have a ten-

minute recess.’b. The judge suggested hearing the defense closing statement before they had a ten-

minute recess.


changes: ‘Slow down or I’ll get out of the car!’

d. She threatened to get out of the car if I didn’t slow down.


changes: The thief: ‘I didn’t kill the woman, I just stole her purse.’

b. The thief denied having killed the woman, but admitted having stolen her purse.

67. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessarychanges: The detective: ‘Be careful with that gun! It’s loaded.’

c. The detective warned me to be careful with that gun because it was loaded.


changes: ‘Yuk!’ she said when she saw the dead man’s finger in an ice-box.

d. She gave an exclamation of disgust when she saw the dead man’s finger in an ice-

box.

69. The policeman asked the old woman why ................. to identify the mugger the

previous day.

d. she had failed

70. Five years ago, Mr. Sticky took an oath before the court that he ..................... perjuryagain.

c. would never commit

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71. The victim: ‘How long does it take you to catch the driver?’

The victim wants to know how long ................... to catch the driver.

a. it takes us

72. The attorney: ‘When did you sue the company for breach of contract?’

The attorney inquired when ................... the company for breach of contract.b. I had sued

73. The attorney: ‘If we have clear-cut evidence of her negligent behaviour, the court willgrant the father custody of both children.’

The attorney said that if ........... clear-cut evidence of her negligent behaviour, the

court ............... the father custody of both children

c. they had, would grant

74. The client: ‘If I didn’t smoke, my life insurance premiums would be lower.’

The client said that if ................., his life insurance premiums .................. lower.

d. he didn’t smoke, would be

75. The client: ‘If my lawyer hadn’t missed the filing deadline, the case wouldn’t have been dismissed.’ The client complained that if his lawyer ............... the filing deadline,

the case....................

a. hadn’t missed, wouldn’t have been dismissed

76. In the sentence: Seven senators tabled the bill and refused to discuss other similar

proposals. the American idiom ‘to table a bill’ means:

b. to delay discussing the bill until a future time;

77. In the sentence: The Allies at last turned the tables on Nazi Germany and defeated it.

the idiom ‘to turn the tables’ means:

a. to succeed in gaining an advantage over someone who until that moment had an

advantage over you;

78. In the sentence: Her lawyer wanted to put their cards on the table and discuss the

situation in a rational manner. the idiom ‘to put one’s cards on the table’ means:

c. to tell people what your plans and intentions are in a clear, honest way;

79. In the sentence: Her lawyer put that thought aside, ashamed of his disloyalty. ‘to put

that thought aside’ means:

b. to try to stop thinking about something;

80. In the sentence: The defendant said that he was putting his faith in the appeal judges.

‘to put one’s faith in somebody’ means:

b. to trust someone and believe that they can do something for you;

81. In the statement: The President hates the way the Prime Minister puts him down in

public the whole time. ‘to put somebody down’ means:

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c. to make someone not feel good;

82. In the sentence ‘My lawyer told me to look before I leap’, ‘to look before I leap’means:

a. to consider the possible consequences before taking action;

83. In the sentence: Two amendments were tabled by the opposition in their last session.

the British idiom ‘to table an amendment’ means:

c. to submit an amendment for consideration by a legislative body.

84. In the sentence: They offered the judge money under the table to change his mind and

reverse the ruling. the idiom ‘under the table’ means:

b. secretly and illegally;

85. In the sentence: The common law allows people to speak and act in their own homes

as they please and to carry on their daily business, provided that they do not infringe the

rights of others or commit an offence. the phrasal verb ‘to carry on’ means:a. to continue doing something;

86. In the sentence: Parents have to observe the law regarding the right of their children

to compulsory education. the expression ‘to observe the law’ means:

b. to obey the law

87. In the sentence: The finance minister got himself into hot water for financing illegal

investments. the idiom ‘get oneself into hot water’ means:

a. to get oneself in trouble or difficulty, especially financial trouble;

b. to be in a pleasant situation;

c. to be held responsible for something illegal;d. to do something illegal without being discovered or punished.

raspuns: A

88. In the sentence: Her work impressed the Minister of Justice so much that she was

taken on to fight against terrorist groups and drug-traffickers. the phrasal verbs ‘to be

taken on’ means:

a. to have a job application rejected;

b. to be laid off;

c. to be employed or hired;

d. to be promoted due to extraordinary working skills.

raspuns: C

89. In the sentence: The American diplomat focused his speech on the nuts and bolts of

running a government. the idiom nuts and bolts means:

b. the essential or practical details;

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90..................... is a term that refers to a style of humour in which things are said only

half seriously, or in a subtly mocking way.

b. Loose-tongued

91. The idiom to walk a tightrope, which is an expression initially used in circusacrobatics, is now used in everyday language and it means:

a. to act very carefully so as to avoid either of two opposite bad situations;

92. The Labor Party ............. the destruction of all war-time measures in restraint of civil

or industrial liberty.

a. stands for

93. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is .......... of statute law, common law, and

conventions.

a. made up

94. Choose the right answer:

Everyone has the right to take ........... the government of his country, directly or throughfreely chosen representatives.

b. part in

95. Choose the right answer:Parents are free to ......... their children as they so wish, provided that they do not infringe

any laws against cruelty and exposure to moral and physical danger.

c. bring up


Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending.........

d. spouses


If a man’s death occurs without a valid written ....., the spouse and children of the .........

have priority.

b. will, deceased

98. A child, whether born in or out of.........., shall enjoy the same social protection.

a. wedlock

99. The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote ............ for President and

Vice-President.

c. by ballot

100. The investigation of parole plans proposed for inmates ....................... the Board of

Pardons and Paroles.

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d. rests with

101. If you don't get ........., you'll be fired according to the labour contract provisions.

a. on the ball

102. Joe got ......... over the car deal and now he is looking for a good lawyer.b. in hot water

103. It .... how he managed to enter the house, because there are no signs of forced entry.

b. beats me

104. We're ...... and hoping that the witness will be accepted. Without him we don’t have

a case!

a. crossing our fingers

105. Judge Thomson is truly appreciated with the Bench because he runs his courtroom

efficiently and.......................b. by the book

106. When the judge pronounced the sentence she ........ and lost all hope to be free again.

c. put on a long face

107. The attorneys can talk until they.......... but I don’t think they’ll convince the jury thatthis guy is innocent.

b. are blue in the face

108. He was no longer able to deny his crime; the attorney’s questions put him ................

b. on the hook

109. Police arrests are being given maximum publicity as a reminder that.................

a. crime doesn’t pay

110. As the expertise results bear ......... our claims, we request the respondent pay the

damages claimed without delay.

c. out

111. No one could understand why he stood ......... an incorrigible criminal; why did he

choose to dent his reputation as Penal Law Professor?

c. up for

112. Knowing that the defence case stands .......... his testimony, the best expert in town

was brought to stand by the Prosecution.

a. on

113. If the Defence has no further questions, the witness may step ..........

b. down

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114. The plaintiff took ........ his statement, as he didn’t want to continue the litigation.

b. back

115. The accomplice turned ........ at the last moment, and the police caught them red-

handed.b. up

116. Valerie Costa started … her career fighting against organized crime the moment shetook … the difficult job of warder in a high security prison.

b. - / on

117. After the Denver Police had turned ........ his job application, he left for Chicagohoping to start over.

a. down

118. Due to a miscarriage of justice, he succeeded in ................ murder.b. getting away with

119. Your skillful lawyer will talk him ……… testifying before the jury.

a. into

120. The matter was so delicate, that the judge had to think it ...... before announcing theverdict.

b. over

121. The judge could no longer ……......... his holding the court in contempt.

c. put up with

122. I think you are entitled to …….... a claim and ask the insurance company to pay for

damage.

b. put in

123. How can a young, unexperienced lawyer keep ................. with the latest laws and

regulations?

a. up-to-date

124. Why don’t you …… your claim to be granted the right to a fair and speedy trial?

c. put forward

125. Everybody considered that the judge had a reason to let him …... like that.

a. off

126. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and

civil law system:

b. Civil law and common law systems have entirely different approaches to criminal

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procedure.

127. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system andcivil law system:

a. The majority of Western European countries are based on the civil law system.


civil law system:

b. In the common law system, the judge ascertains the applicable law and the jury

determines the facts.


civil law system:

a. Most countries with civil law systems use what is known as the inquisitorial

system.

130. The difference between the word jail and prison is that ………..a. people convicted of felonies end up in prisons, while minor offenders or persons

awaiting trial are locked up inside jails.


civil law system: The judge imposes what is called an indeterminate sentence when….

a. he has discretion to set the sentence at a maximum and minimum term within a

broad range permitted by law.

132. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law systems andcivil law systems: A determinate sentence means that ……………

a. the judge imposes a fixed term of incarceration with no early release through

parole.

133. The possibility of parole exists ………………

c. for minor offenders, after they served part of their sentence and if their behaviour

while in prison entitled them to benefit from this right.

134. Choose the correct definition for homicide:

b. A homicide is not necessarily a crime in itself, since it can be committed without

criminal intent and without criminal consequences.

135. Choose the correct definition for misdemeanor:

c. Misdemeanor is a less serious crime, for which the penalty is usually a fine, a jail

sentence of less than a year or both.


civil law system: In common law jurisdictions, a court not of record is ………..

b. a court that keeps no records of its proceedings.

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137. ………. is an inferior tribunal, such as a justice’s court presided over by a justice of

the peace that does not keep systematic records and is often not regarded as having anidentity distinct from that of its presiding magistrate.

b. A court not of record

138. In England and Wales, in the Magistrates’ Courts, most magistrates are ……………

b. lay people who sit on a bench of three with a legally qualified clerk who advices

them on the law.

139. ………….is primarily concerned with the probate of wills and disposition of estates;

it may also deal with guardianships, name changes, marriages and adoptions.

a. A probate court

140. In New York, the court with jurisdiction over probate matters is known under the

name of …….a. Surrogate’s Court

141. The House of Lords is ………………….

b. the part of the British Parliament that consists of politicians who are not elected

by the people.

142. Choose the correct definition for the Crown Court:

a. The Crown Court is the higher court of first instance in criminal cases, which

hears civil cases as well as criminal appeals from the Magistrates’ Courts in

England and Wales.

143. The Supreme Court is the “Last Court of Appeal”. What does this mean?

a. No other court has higher decision-making power.

144. Who chooses the justices of the Supreme Court?

b. The President appoints them, but the Senate must approve them.

145. An assassination is............................................

b. the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons.

146. He found some squatters living in his house, so he asked the court for a

speedy..........

c. eviction

147. While in criminal cases the initiator of the proceedings is called the …............. in

civil cases the party who initiates the suit is called the ….................

a. prosecution, plaintiff

148. The courts established under the power of the Constitution in the United States are

known as …………..

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b. constitutional courts.

149. Choose the correct sentence regarding the written/unwritten nature of theConstitution of Britain and respectively the U.S.:

a. Britain has an unwritten constitution, and the United States has a written

constitution.

150. Choose the correct sentence regarding the status of the Prime Minister in U.K.:

In the United Kingdom the Prime Minister is appointed by Queen and he is not the headof state, but the head of government.

c. In the U. K. the Prime Minister is appointed by Queen and he is not the head of

state, but the head of government.

151. Read the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and decide what purpose it serves: “We

the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,

insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general

Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain andestablish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

a. The purpose of the Preamble is to introduce an official document and to set out

the main points in it.

152. The United States Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the

Senate, represents the …......................... of the government.

b. legislative branch

153. The police are now rounding ..... the usual suspects and then the witness will try tomake a positive identification.

b. up

154. In jury trials, any attempt to interfere with the jury once it is sworn .... is a criminal

offence.

a. in

155. In the British Government the …………………. Chooses the Chancellor of the

Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary and others to form the Cabinet.

b. Prime Minister

156. In U.K. the Prime Minister is, by tradition, the ………………..

a. First Lord of the Treasury

157. In U.K. the ……………… are a group of political correspondents who have access

to the Lobby of the House of Commons where they can talk privately to governmentministers.

b. Lobby correspondents

158. In U.K. the ……………… is the head of the judiciary.

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a. Lord Chancellor

159........... are courts that deal with only specific types of cases, are usually presided over by a single judge and include: probate court, family court, traffic court, juvenile court,

small claims court and municipal court.

c. Limited-jurisdiction courts

160. The most common symbol for the Democratic Party (USA) is the …........ although

the party itself never officially adopted this symbol.

a. donkey

161. Knowing that since election night 2000 the colour blue has become the identified

colour of the Democratic Party, while the colour red has become the identified colour of the Republican Party, the nominee George W. Bush was represented on the electoral map

using …... while the nominee Al Gore was represented using …...

b. red, blue

162. The …................... are mostly interested in establishing social programs for people

in need, such as the poor, the unemployed, the elderly and they oppose military spending.

b. Democrats

163. Choose the right answer about the American parties:

The …................. oppose slavery, are interested in farm, land and business issues andsupport military spending.

a. Republicans

164. The …………………… is the part of the parliament in the UK or Canada that

consists of politicians who have been elected by the people.

c. House of Commons

165. The 50 stars on the American flag represent the 50 U. S. states and the 13 …....

represent the original Thirteen Colonies that rebelled against the British crown and became the first states in the Union.

a. stripes

166. The flag of …................. is also called the Union Flag.

b. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

167. The Declaration of Independence was written by …....................... .

a. Thomas Jefferson

168. Wearing a top hat with red and blue stripes and white stars on a blue band, and redand white trousers, …................... is the national personification of the United States.

b. Uncle Sam

169. The United Kingdom flag consists of three other flags that stand for Scotland,

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England and Ireland, each of them represented by a patron saint:

b. St. Andrew (Scotland), St. George (England), St. Patrick (Ireland)

170. The …............ was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of

America, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks, and also because it

was then believed to exist only on this continent.a. bald eagle

171. Criminal Procedure is the body of law …………………. .

a. regulating the inquiry into whether a person has violated criminal law.

172. A continuing investigation conducted initially by the police and then more

extensively by an impartial examining magistrate characterizes ……………………. .

a. the inquisitorial system

173. In jurisdictions that use …………., the judge has discretion to set the sentence at a

maximum and minimum term within a broad range permitted by law.c. indeterminate sentencing

174. Solitary confinement means ………………….. .

b. being imprisoned completely alone, separated from other prisoners.

175. Maritime law infractions fall under …………. jurisdiction.

b. admiralty courts

176. If the parties choose to have a jury trial, determining the facts is the task of the...

b. petit jury

177. If the parties decide not to have a jury and leave the fact-finding to the judge, thetrial is called a ………..

c. bench trial

178. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest appellate court for cases

within….. jurisdiction.

b. federal

179. If the appeal goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the party seeking the

review is called the ...................

b. petitioner

180. The initiator of the proceedings in a criminal case is called the ...............

a. prosecution

181. The U.S. Constitution now guarantees the right to a jury trial to most ….. in criminal

cases and to the parties in most civil cases.

c. defendants

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182. Courts of last resort, the highest appellate tribunals of the states in criminal and civil

cases and in law and equity, are generally called …………

b. supreme courts

183. Courts of first instance may be referred to as ………a. courts of inferior jurisdiction.

184. …………. is a court in England and Wales where minor crimes are judged.

c. Magistrates’ Court

185. ……………….. are tribunals dealing with the probate of wills and the disposition of

estates.

b. Probate courts

186. A/An …………. is someone who is involved in a disagreement that is being

examined in a court of law (a plaintiff or a defendant).a. litigant

187. Knowing that the defence case ……. his testimony, the Prosecution brought the best

expert in town to the stand.

a. stands on

188. After two days of freedom, the escaped prisoner gave himself ….. to the police.

c. up

189. I don't see why politicians who commit crimes should be ….. so lightly.

a. let off

190. It was just a rumour that the Home Office intended to ……. all asylum-seekers in

London.

c. lock up

191. She thinks that people who harm children should be ….. for life.

c. put away

192. I really think that the authorities could use the Internet to …………. gang suspects.

a. round up

193. I'm concerned because the crime figures are ….. We need urgent measures!

a. going up

194. The attackers threatened to …… me ….. if I didn’t give them my wallet.

c. beat up

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195. He was working under cover and his job was to ………… and make a detailed

report about his activities.

b. tail the suspect

196. That squeaking sound makes me bang my head ……. a brick wall.

a. against

197. I think you should give yourself ……. to the police.

b. up

198. The terrorist had planned to …… that international airport because explosives had

been found in his bag.

c. blow up

199. She thinks that people who harm children should be banged …. for life.

b. up

200. Your mother, God rests her soul would turn in her ……. if she knew that you have

ended up behind bars.

a. grave

201. In the United Kingdom the administration of justice ........... the Lord Chancellor, the

Home Secretaries, the Attorney General and the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

a. rests with

202. I think that this exclusion clause should have been discussed when the contract

was.....

b. drawn up

203. In the following sentence: The Distributor shall purchase the products for sale within

the territory pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing. the compoundadverb hereinafter means:

a. from that point throughout the rest of the contract

204. ............. is a branch of civil law which indicates to us when a promise is legally binding.

b. Contract law

205. ............. means to write something like a legal document, speech or letter that you

intend to change later.

c. To draft

206. In the UK, a legal education usually begins with the completion of a.......... in law,

known as an LLB, which usually takes three years.

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b. bachelor degree

207. In the USA, a legal education comprises four years of ............. study followed bythree years of law school. A law school........ receives the degree of juris doctor (J.D.).

c. undergraduate, graduate

208................. is an examination conducted to determine whether a candidate is qualified

to practise law in a given jurisdiction.

a. Bar examination

209. We speak of.................... when one party does not have the ability to enter into a

legal contract, i.e. is not of legal age, is insane or is a convict or enemy alien.

b. lack of legal capacity

210. When using the following sentence in a dialogue: Let’s return to the course of

events. the speaker tries:

c. to avoid digressions

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