Exercise 98. Form groups of synonyms out of the following words:

1. Jail, 2. a fine, 3. to blame 4. condemnation, 5. felonry, 6. culprit, 7.custody, 8. arrestee, 9. felony, 10. verdict, 11. criminals, 12. tax-evasion, 13. to reach the case, 14. to commute, 15. an arrestable crime, 16. a detainee, 17. a forfeit, 18. a penalty, 19. tax-avoidance, 20. prison, 21. to charge, 22. a convict, 23. a surcharge, 24. criminal offence, 25. a grave crime, 26. sentence, 27. banditti, 28. forfeit, 29. an imprisoned person, 30. to accuse, 31. tax-cheating, 32. to win, 33. jail, 34. to establish the case, 35. to reduce, 36. the house of detention, 37. to commit an offence, 38. to vacate, 39. to pass a sentence, 40. to give evidence, 41. to infringe the law, 42. to break the law, 43. to pronounce a sentence, 44. to testify upon a trial, 45. to reach a verdict, 46. to witness, 47. to attain a verdict, 48. punitive institution, 49. prison, 50. to mitigate.

Exercise 99. Define which word of these refers to the following semantic word groups, comment on your choice:

1. A fine, 2. to make an appeal, 3. to amend the law, 4. to reach the case, 5. failure to testify, 6. tax-avoidance, 7. to recover the stolen property, 8. to forfeit the driving license, 9. handling stolen goods, 10. detention until the trial.

1. To arrest a suspect, to deny bail, to investigate the case, in-custody interrogation, to keep away from any attempts to flee, not to obstruct the justice; 2. inappropriate parking, violation of traffic rules, a minor offence, to get a notice, to pay via Internet; 3. to drive a car, to be in a hurry, to violate the rules, speeding, grave offences, have no right to drive, 4.to go to the court, to lose the case, to be not satisfied, a grave sentence, a false verdict, to employ a lawyer; 5. to assist offenders, to be liable to punishment, to sell criminal things, to do business with criminals, to buy up the stolen property; 6. to be robbed, to suffer losses, to notify of the theft, to be informed of the police`s success; 7. to prove the innocence of the client, to establish the case, to adduce uncontrovertible proofs, to be convincing, to assure the jury; 8. to be a witness, to be able to testify upon a trial, to receive a subpoena, to fall ill, to be busy for the hearing; 9. to cheat on taxes, to sidestep the taxes, an audit, delinquent taxes, losses for the treasury; 10. a legislative initiative, to approve the project, to ratify the law, an outdated law, joint resolution.

Exercise 100. Choose the right succession of the actions and write down the story:

1. To release on bail, 2. to offend the law, 3. to watch the case, 4. to file an appeal, 5. to go to law, 6. to drop the case, 7. to win the appeal, 8. to investigate the crime scene, to issue the subpoena, 9. to present no case, 10. to lift fingerprints, 11. to return the verdict, 12. to make the punishment fit the crime, 13. to hear the case, 14. to tender evidence, 15. to call the police, 16. to file a charge, 17. to question the witness, 18. to summon a jury, 19. to take into custody, 20. to dismiss all charges, 21. to declare the poll, 22. to arrest, 23. to charge with the crime, 24. to administer justice, 25. to search prosecution.

Exercise 101. Explain the meaning of these words and phrases using the following words:

1. To pay the forfeit: to break the law, to fine, to commit a petty offence, to pay money, go to the bank, to receive the notification, via Internet; 2. to reach the case: to establish the case, to prove innocence, to gather evidence, to escape prison, client; 3. to testify upon a trial: to be a witness, to be honest, to help justice, witness protection program, to swear, to give evidence; 4. to compensate losses: to inflict losses, a victim, to claim for damages, to try the case, to attain a verdict, to pay for the losses inflicted, responsible for the offence; 5. to vacate the sentence: 6. to prepare evidence: to pervert the course of justice, to tender false evidence, to tell a lie, to leave vulnerable, to try to shield smb.; 7. to mitigate the sentence: to pronounce a sentence, culprit, to take the appeal to the higher court, to review the case, to take into account, mitigating circumstances, be remorseful of one`s doings, the reduced sentence; 8. contributory negligence: to hear the case, offence, equally responsible for smth., court, plaintiff and defendant, damages inflicted; 9. a warrant of search: court, to issue a sanction, suspect`s flat, to search for evidence, to gather evidence, police officers; 10. to bear false witness: to tell a lie, to obstruct justice, to suppress evidence, to testify upon a trial, to call in evidence, a witness on oath.

Exercise 102. Fill in the table choosing the actions characteristic of or possible for these persons:

Judge	Jury	Legislator	Arrestee	Bailiff	Prosecutor

1. To read the case, 2. to review the case, 3. to amend the law, 4. to try the case, 5. to make the sentence fit the crime, 6. to take law on smb., 7. to break the law, 8. to disobey court, 9. to invoke a precedent, 10. to establish a precedent, 11. to review the case, 12. to lose the case, 13. to try the case, 14. to solve the case, 15. to read the case, 16. to drop the case, 17. to carry the case, 18. to commit to court, 19. to summon the jury, 20. to make the law, 21. to watch the case, 22. to plead guilty, 23. to settle the case, 24. to call in evidence, 25. to attain a verdict, 26. to testify, 27. to agree upon a verdict, 28. to escape punishment, 29. to mitigate punishment, 30. to present no case, 31. to develop enough evidence, 32. to summon a jury, 33. to seek conviction, 34. to coach the witness, 35. to interview the witness, 36. to desist from crime, 37. to repair damages, 38. to seize property, 39. to hear the appeal, 40. deny prosecution, 41. to resist arrest, 42. to file an appeal, 43. to administer justice, 44. to escape from prison, 45. to serve a subpoena, 46. to accept bail, 47. to hold the charge, 48. to dismiss the charge, 49. to issue the law, 50. to amend the law.