III. Match the expressions on the left (a) with their proper translation on the right (b).

A. B.

1. be charged with a crime a. признавать недействительной апелляцию

2. indictable offence b. обеспечивать соблюдение судебных приказов

3. unsafe conviction c. быть обвиненным в совершении преступления;

4. summary offence d. отклонить иск

5. dismiss the appeal e. представить позицию защиты

6. allow the appeal f. обвинительный приговор, не имеющий достаточной юридической силы

7. reverse a verdict on appeal g. преступление, преследуемое в порядке

суммарного производства;

8. put up a defence h. освобождать на поруки, направлять на

пробацию

9. enforce orders i. отменять судебное решение по апелляции

10. place on probation j. преступление, преследуемое по обвинительному акту

IV. Guess the concept of the following definitions.

1. Officially charge sb. with a crime in a court of law.

2. The person in a court of law who is accused of committing a crime, or is being sued by another person.

3. A person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison.

4. The duty (of the prosecution) to prove the case.

5. The duty to make the jury sure of a person’s guilt.

V. Give definitions of the following words and word combinations.

1. appellant; 2. associate; 3. conspiracy; 4. Magistrates’ court; 5. probation.

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

A. B.

1. accused a. the act of finding sb. guilty of a crime based on evidence

that may be false

2. assault b. a written statement accusing sb. of a crime

3. criminal record c. the crime of killing sb. illegally but not deliberately

4. unsafe conviction d. the fact of having committed crimes in the past

5. create by statute e. say in a court of law that sb. is to receive

a particular punishment

6. discover a plan f. the charge for an offence written in a document

7. indictment g. find out some information about (plan)

8. information h. be written in a law

9. manslaughter i. the person who is on trial for committing a crime

10. sentence j. the crime of attacking smb. physically

VII. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. Almost all criminal offences are those in which the State prosecutes someone who is alleged to have committed a crime.

2. The conspirators were convicted and executed because all conspiracies to commit crimes are liable to be punished in the same way as the crimes themselves.

3. An indictment lists charges against the defendant to enable him to know what he is said to have done.

4. The Court of Appeal may sometimes agree to hear further evidence to help to decide if the conviction is safe.

5. If the appellant was wrongly convicted, the conviction would be regarded as unsafe, and the appeal will be allowed.

6. Summary offences involve motoring offences, minor thefts, assaults, criminal damage, prostitution, drunk and disorderly behavior in a public place.

7. In minor road traffic cases the defendant may be given the option of pleading guilty by post.

8. A defendant may feel that he will have a better chance of being acquitted if his case is heard by a jury.

9. There are cases where the jury will also be expected to decide whether the defendant’s behavior was reasonable in the circumstances.

10. In criminal cases a defendant who is convicted but not sent to prison may be fined, placed on probation or ordered to perform community service.