Vocabulary to be memorized

1. strict liability offense [ ] - правонарушение, предполагающее объективную ответственность (даже без понимания вины)

liable - ответственный;

2) by intimidation [ ] - по принуждению;

3) to file a charge [ ] - предъявить обвинение;

4) to bring a civil action [ ] - предъявить гражданский иск (brought);

5) damage [ ] - ущерб, убыток

to suffer damage [ ] - терпеть ущерб

to recover for damage [ ]- возместить ущерб;

6) criminal intent [ ] - преступное намерение;

7) to convict [ ] - осуждать

convict [ ] - осужденный

conviction [ ] - осуждение, судимость (previous conviction);

8. to sue [ ] - возбуждать дело

sue somebody for something [ ] - предъявить иск кому-либо, о чем-либо (eg. to sue for divorce).

Assignment

I. Read and translate the text.

II. Read, spell and translate the transcribed words.

III. Give Russian equivalents for the following.

crime elements, by intimidation, the lack of consent, to pick one’s pocket, a pickpocket, criminal intent, a willful action, regardless of, a criminal wrong, to recover for the damage, to make illegal, under age, because of, the use of violence, to be charged criminally, to be sued in an action.

IV. Give English equivalents for the following.

почти все преступления, добровольное действие; преступления, предполагающие строгую (объективную) ответственность; правонарушение; предъявить обвинение; быть осужденным за воровство; мотив преступления; из мести; получить деньги; случайно.

V. Match definitions and crime.

a crime involving setting fire to something, and a criminal is a person who does it a crime when somebody hits somebody else, punches or beats up an incident when somebody kills another person a crime involving breaking into a house to steal stealing property from bus, pockets without victims to notice it criminal deceiving

murder arson assault fraud pickpocketing burglary

VI. Find all sentenced with -ing-forms and translate them into Russian.

VII. Paraphrase the sentences putting the verbs in the Active Voice. Begin with the words in brackets.

1. A crime is made up of certain elements. (Certain elements ...).

2. Robbery is defined as the unlawful taking of property by force. (We ...).

3. Property can be taken by intimitation. (A robber can ...).

4. Pickpockets are convicted by courts. (Courts ...).

5. Alcoholic beverages can not be sold to minors. (Nobody can ...).

6. Rich people were robbed by Robin Hood with the best motives. (Robin Hood ...).

VIII. Answer the questions.

1. What are the elements of a crime?

2. Which crimes can you define by telling their elements?

3. What is the difference between an intent and a motive of a crime?

4. What does «strict liability offense» mean?

5. Why were Robin Hood’s actions unlawful?

6. Which offences can affect both criminal and civil laws?

IX. Agree or disagree.

1. An element is an ingredient of a crime.

2. Elements of a crime involve corpus delicti.

3. If a person stopped at the stage of intent he is not charged criminally.

4. A single act is always either a criminal or a civil wrong.

5. To accuse somebody of a crime it is necessary to prove that the person had a motive for it.

6. Criminal and civil liability involve similar punishment.

X. Translate into English.

1. Карманник был осужден и приговорен к тюремному сроку.

2. Грабитель получил деньги путем применения силы и угроз.

3. Причина, по которой совершается преступление, - мотив.

4. Каждый человек ответственен за свои поступки.

5. Цель (purpose) не может оправдать средства (means).

6. Продажа алкогольных напитков несовершеннолетним противозаконна.

7. Многие преступления совершаются из мести.

8. Надо отличать (differentiate) мотив преступления от преступного намерения.

9. Суд выдвинул обвинение против группы подростков за грабеж и нарушение общественного порядка (breach of peace).