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V. Give definitions of these words. Use the dictionary. Suggest the word–combinations in which these words can be used.

1.appeal (v); 2.indictment (n); 3. inquest (n); 4. discharge (n); 5. proceeding (n).

  1. Match the words on the left (A) with their definitions on the right (B) and give their Russian equivalents.

A

B

1. natural justice

a. mental ability to make a rational decision, which includes the ability to perceive and appreciate all relevant facts

2. nationality

b. a small crime which is not very serious

3. magistrate (a Justice of the Peace)

c. one of six divisions of England and Wales for legal purpose

4. capacity

d. rules of fair play, originally developed by the courts of equity to control the decisions of inferior courts and then gradually extended to apply equally to apply equally to the decisions of administrative and domestic tribunals and of any authority exercising an administrative power that effects a person’s status, rights, or liabilities.

5. leave

e. to charge someone with a crime

6. indict

f. an unlawful killing of another person without malice aforethought;

7. circuit

g. a magistrate who is a qualified lawyer and who receives a salary, he usually sits alone

8. manslaughter

h. an unpaid official who has jurisdiction over minor criminal offences and minor civil disputes, and authority to perform routine civil functions;

9. petty crime (US petty offense)

i. being the citizen of a state;

10. stipendiary magistrate

j. permission to do sth

11. tribunal

k. money or help provided by the government to people who need it

12. redundancy

l. a state where someone is no longer employed, because his job is no longer necessary

13. dismissal

m. judgment of a judge, showing that he disagrees with other judges in a case which has been heard by several judges

14. deportation order

n. wellbeing of an individual

15. social security

o. a court especially a specialist court outside the judicial system which examines special problems and makes judgements

16. binding precedent

p. removal of an employee from a job

17. dissenting judgement

q. official order to send someone away from a country

18. welfare

r. decision of a higher court which has to be followed by a judge in a lower court

19. review

s. loss of property or a right as a consequence of an offence or of the breach of undertaking

20. forfeiture

t. a reconsideration by the same court or body of its former decision; often used to express what an appellate court does when it examines the record of a lower court or agency determination on appeal

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