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commit • |
• sanctions |
violate • |
• behaviour |
mold • |
• a case |
frustrate • |
• a law |
control • |
• a crime |
express • |
• the opinion |
involve • |
• aspirations |
result in • |
• the norms |
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• a forfeiture of property |
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•Task 1.14. Answer the following questions:
Is the definition of crime constantly changing and evolving?
What definitions of crime do you know? What do you think the best one?
What is the criminal law?
May the concept of crime be influenced by people who hold social power and use it to mold the law?
What factors influence the content of crime?
What are the most common categories of crime?
How are the UK crimes classified?
How are the US crimes classified?
What is the difference between the terms felony and misdemeanor determined by?
Which crimes does the category of crimes against the person include?
Which crimes does the category of political offences crimes include?
What do public order offences lead to?
Task 1.15. Complete the sentences:
1. Crime is a legal wrong prohibited by ...
2. The criminal law is a set of rules, codified ...
3. The criminal law has a social control function to …
4. Violation of these rules results in ...
5. Crime is a violation of social rules of conduct …
6. Individuals who violate these rules may be subject to …
7. Crimes can be grouped by severity in some common categories such as ...
8. Felony is ...
9. A misdemeanor is ...
10. The difference between the terms felony and misdemeanor is determined …
11. In the UK crimes are classified into ...
Task 1.16. Translate the following words into English and fill them in the text:
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країни, штраф, протиправна дія, тюрма, громада, цивільний, злочини, правопорушення, форма, підробка, тяжкий злочин, вид, кримінальне право, закони, покарання, термін, довічне ув’язнення, зрада, подвійний шлюб, особа
Crime
Crime violates the laws of 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 arson, ... , burglary, ... , murder and ... .
Not all offences against the law are ... . The laws that set down the punishments for crimes form 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 misdemeanour. 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.
Task 1.17. Render the following text into English: