Test yourself!

I. Match each word or word combinations on the left with its definitions on the right:

1. primary materials	write information that you found in another book and mention who wrote it originally
2. form book	a legal book which summarizes individual cases
3. cite	a person or thing that gives information or help
4. digest	the details about a book and its author made to show where the information comes from.
5. resources	texts which give information about the governments laws
6. reference	articles about individual cases
7. case annotation	a collection of forms and documents which are required or recommended to be used in legal cases

II. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions where necessary:

1. These texts contain laws relevant __________ cases.

2. The materials give opinions _______ the law.

3. Secondary materials include __________ legal encyclopedias and digests.

4. These resources are available _________ computerized databases.

5. Legal professionals don’t need to carry _____________ a ton of books.

6. Journals don’t focus ____________ information about laws.

7. These legal sources are located in the room next _______ Mr. Lack’s office.

8. I noted all the texts _________ the list of references.

9. Look _______ what this legal term means, please.

10. Judges often dismiss cases _________ young defendants.

11. These cases have nothing _____ common.

12. According ______ the case annotations, none of the defendants have any previous convictions.

13. He is completing the research _______ the case.

III. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. Где специалисты в области права получают информацию о судебных прецедентах?

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2. Энциклопедии часто указывают на основные источники в своих сносках.

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3. Большинство этих источников имеется в наличии в автоматизированных базах данных.

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4. В энциклопедии права есть несколько похожих судебных дел.

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5. У этих обвиняемых нет ничего общего.

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6. К счастью, у этого обвиняемого нет прежних судимостей.

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7. Судья пытается отклонить иск против несовершеннолетнего нарушителя.

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8. В настоящий момент мы занимаемся исследованием положений закона.

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9. Присяжные концентрируют внимание на показаниях свидетеля защиты.

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10. Я постоянно ношу с собой огромное количество юридических документов.

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