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12. Terms of acquittal. These words have been left out of the bbc report below. Say where they go. Each word is used once. Not all the numbered gaps in the report indicate a missing word.

a acquittal c allegations e charges g not guilty

b acquitted d charges f found h trial

Imelda Marcos acquitted

A court in New York has ……………..(1) Mrs Imelda Marcos – the widow of former President Marcos of the Philippines - …………….. (2) of fraud and racketeering. The ………….. (3) related …………….. (4) to ……………… (5) that Mrs Marcos stole more than $200 million

from the Philippines treasury and ……………… (6) used some of it to buy four buildings in New York, as well as jewellery and works of art.

The Saudi arms dealer and businessman, Mr Adnan Khashoggi, was ……………… (7) on ………………… (8) of helping her by obstructing justice. In Manila, President Aquino expressed disappointment ……………… (9) at the ………………. (10) of Mrs Marcos, and said the ban on her return to the country would remain in effect. However, she added that …………… (11) at the appropriate time, Mrs Marcos would have to stand …………….. (12) in a Philippines court.

/adapted from Key Words in the Media. Bill Mascull/

13. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below. Sometimes you need to change the form of the word given.

accused

court

judge

legislature

panel

trial

acquit

cross-examinations

jurors

list

sentence

witnesses

civil suits

fault

jury

money

swear

counsel

guilty

legal disputes

officer

testimony

Trial by Jury

A jury is a selected group of laymen that hears the (1)_______________ in (2)______________ and decides the facts. A courtroom trial in which a (3)_______________ decides the facts is called a (4)____________ by jury.

Before each (5)______________ term, a jury commissioner or another public (6)_____________ prepares a panel, or large initial (7)______________ of qualified jurors. For each trial, (8)____________ are selected by lot from this (9)______________ . Before the trial begins, the jurors (10)_____________ to decide the facts fairly. They hear the (11)______________ given by witnesses for both sides, including (12)______________ . Then (13)_____________ for each side sum up, or summarize the case and the (14)____________ explains the applicable law in his instructions to the jury.

In (15)____________ for financial damages, the jury must decide who is at (16)_____________ and must determine the amount of (17)______________ to be paid. In criminal cases, the jury must decide whether or not the (18)_______________ is guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt”, and then either return a verdict of guilty, or (19)______________ the defendant by a verdict of not guilty. If the verdict is (20)______________, the judge imposes the (21)_____________ , or punishment, within limits that have been fixed by the (22)_______________ .

/Tests in English: thematic vocabulary. Mariusz Misztal/

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