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Английский язык.English for Law. Учебно-методич. пособие для студ.1-2 курсов спец.Юриспруденция.Сост.Лебедева Т.Б.,2008 г..doc
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Vocabulary notes:

pilferage – мелкая кража

pickpocketing – карманная кража

passing bad checks – пускать в обращение фальшивые чеки

purse snatching – кража кошелька

vandalism – вандализм, варварство

to deprive - лишать

to exploit – использовать (в своих интересах), применять

false pretenses – обман, мошенничество

concealment - укрывательство

forgery - подделка

deceit – обман, намеренное введение в заблуждение; уловка, трюк; мошенническая проделка; лживость, хитрость

blackmail – шантаж, вымогательство

to cheat -обманывать

to threaten - угрожать

conspiracy – преступный сговор

intruder – человек, незаконно присваивающий чужое владение

extortion - вымогательство

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What are crimes against a person?

  1. What are crimes against property?

  2. What are crimes against the government and the administration of justice?

  3. What are crimes against public peace and order?

5. What are crimes against consumers?

6. What are crimes against decency?

7. What is a felony? Give the examples of felonies.

8. What is an infraction? Give the examples of infrac­tions.

9. What is the punishment for infractions?

  1. Give the examples of business related crimes.

III. Match the name of a criminal with the suitable definition of the offence:

1. a drug dealer

a. a member of a criminal group

2. a forger

b. a soldier who runs away from the army

3. a gangster

c. buys and sells drugs illegally

4. a smuggler

d. deliberately causes damage to property

5. a spy

e. helps a criminal in a criminal act

6. a terrorist

f. gets secret information from another country

7. a traitor

g. makes counterfeit (false) money or signatures

8. a vandal

h. uses violence for political reasons

9. an accomplice

i. a person who helps another person to do wrong

IV. Match the following terms with their definitions:

1. conspiracy

a. a punishable offense against society

2. crime

b. nonviolent crimes committed by generally respected persons

3. battery

c. crimes for which there may be no real victim

4. extortion

d. penalty imposed for committing a crime

5. false pretenses

e. punishment allowing liberty under court-ordered supervision

6. forgery

f. release from all punishment

7. immunity

g. buying known stolen property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner

8. juvenile delinquency

h. a threat which causes a well-founded fear of immediate bodily harm

9. pardon

i. freedom from prosecution

10. parole

j. early release of a prisoner with suspension of the remainder of the prisoner’s sentence

11. probation

k. violation by minors of criminal and other laws

12. punishment

l. making or materially altering any writing, with intent to defraud

13. receiving stolen goods

m. obtaining property by lying

14. victimless crimes

n. obtaining property wrongfully by force or fear

15. white-collar crimes

o. agreement to commit a crime