VI. Match the words on the left (a) with their definitions on the right (b) and give their Russian equivalents.

A B

1. fall foul of the law a. a report of or cause for compensation, esp.

of unjust treatment.

2. make amends b. tell a lie on purpose

3. grievance c. the body of written laws established by

Parliament

4. equity d. get into trouble with law

5. bargain e. the power of giving justice in a court of law

6. statute law f. give compensation, to repay for some harm,

damage etc.

7. foundations g. that on which an idea, belief etc. rests

8. legacy h. the principle of justice which may be used to

correct law, when that law would cause

hardship in special cases

9. common law i. an agreement, esp. one to do smth in return for

something else

10. judicature j. the unwritten law based on custom & court

decisions

11. perjure k. money or personal possessions that pass to

someone on the death of the owner according

to his official written will

VII. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. Under the Normans, the king began to appoint reeves to hear and decide disputes among the people and to enforce the king’s interests.

2. Historically, equity refers to a separate body of law developed in England in reaction to the inability of the common law courts to consider and provide a remedy for every injury.

3. Judicial decisions and therefore the law, based on the individual judge’s idea of justice creates uncertainty and itself leads to injustice.

4. Equity has been described as “a gloss on the common law”, making the English legal system more complete.

5. The formation of the common law was competed by about 1250 when Bracton wrote his famous “Treatise on the Laws and Customs of England.”

VIII. Complete the sentences with the words form the box.

1. grievance; 2. Probate Court; 3. perjured; 4. fall foul of the law; 5. under duress; 6. validity; 7. give him a remedy; 8. imminent danger; 9. delegated;11. equity.

1. The trade union leader spoke about the ___________________of the workers.

2. If you steal, you’ll soon _______________________.

3. You don’t know enough about the subject to question the ___________of my statements.

4. A defendant committed an offence because he was terrorized and was acting___________________

5. Deadly force may be employed whenever one reasonably believes that he is placed

in_______________________of death.

6. The division and transfer of a deceased person’s property can be done only by the__________________

7. If a person could satisfy the Court of Chancery that he had suffered as a result of some wrongdoing by another person, the Court would _____________________.

8. The law that was given in the Court of Chancery was known as_______________ meaning even-handedness and fairness.

9. Not every monarch made a good judge, that was why Kings often________________their work in the courts to others.

10. In ordeal by water the person whose oath was being tested was thrown in, if he floated his oath was deemed to have been ______________________.