IV. Learn the meaning of the words judge, judge, judgment, judgmental

judge, n.	a state official who has authority to decide legal cases.
judge, v.	to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime in court.
judgment, n.	a decision of a court or a judge; the reasons given for the decision.
judgmental, adj.	too willing to criticize other people's actions and behaviour and say that they are wrong.

V. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the words from exercise IV

1. He is always too … .

2. A federal … awarded the company $1.2 million in damages.

3. A High Court judge reserved … on the claim.

4. Everyone stood up as the … entered the courtroom.

5. The best entry will be chosen by a panel of … .

6. The company was … guilty of price-fixing.

7. The court has yet to pass … in the case.

8. The court will hand down its … on Friday.

9. The issue will be … by the courts.

10. We shall study the … closely before deciding whether to appeal.

VI. Find synonyms of the following word combinations

1. amicable settlement; 2. commuted penalty; 3. conditional freedom; 4. enforce а judgment; 5. freedom of discussion; 6. freedom of faith; 7. give a judgment; 8. grave penalty; 9. lawful detention; 10. lawful right; 11. lenient penalty; 12. long-sentence prisoner; 13. prisoner of the war.

VII. Match each of the following verbs with all possible nouns given in the box

a) application; b) а complaint; c) (a) judgment; d) (a) the penalty; e) priority; f) a (the) right(s); g) settlement.

1. to address; 2. to affect; 3. to assess; 4. to consider; 5. to deny; 6. to file; 7. to find; 8. to give; 9. to impose; 10. to inflict; 11. to infringe; 12. to lodge; 13. to make; 14. to protect; 15. to reach; 16. to recall; 17. to reserve; 18. to retain; 19. to reverse; 20. to revoke; 21. to satisfy; 22. to suspend; 23. to uphold; 24. to violate.

VIII. Fill in the gaps in the word combinations given below with the prepositions against, before, by, for, from, in, of, to, under

1. appeal … the judgment; 2. application … a job; 3. comment … the defence; 4. comment … the prosecution; 5. defence … counterclaim; 6. deprive … a right; 7. duress … menaces; 8. fail … one's obligations; 9. freedom … action; 10. imprisonment … trial; 11. imprisonment … life; 12. prisoner … the war; 13. put … recognizance; 14. relieve … an obligation; 15. send … imprisonment; 16. vest rights … smb.

IX. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. The first letter or letters of the missing words are given, and the dashes correspond to the number of missing letters

1. Customers lodged a formal comp_ _ _ _ _ about the way they were treated.

2. He was sentenced to a year impri _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for possession of cocaine

3. Newspapers now enjoy much greater fr_ _ _ _ _ under the new laws.

4. That most young prisoners re-offend is a sad com_ _ _ _ on our penal system.

5. The government is putting a high pri_ _ _ _ _ on constitutional reform.

6. The maximum pe_ _ _ _ _ for the offence is two years' imprisonment.

7. The system allows us to make jud_ _ _ _ _s as to its quality.

8. The unions have reached a set_ _ _ _ _ _ _ over new working conditions.

9. The university welcomes appli_ _ _ _ _ _s from mature students.

10. They have fought hard for equal r_ _ _ _s.

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