Review vocabulary test

Exercise 1 Now as you have almost completed this part, here is a test to check your knowledge of the legal terms covered in this unit. Use the clues on the left to complete the words on the right. Translate them.

1 A country’s body of judges J U D I C I A R Y

2 Senior official in a court of law __U__ __E

3 System of laws which evolved from the tribal and local laws in England C__ __M__ __ L__ __

4 System of laws which evolved in the 8th century ВС

R__M__ __ __A__

5 The branch of law dealing with crime C__ __ __I__A__ L__ __

6 Person who institutes a criminal case P__ __S__C__T__ __

7 Person who makes a claim in a civil case __L__ __N__I__F

8 The defendant normally pays this to the plaintiff __ __M__G__S

9 Panel of 12 people who decide whether the accused committed a crime __ __ __Y

10 Lawyer who presents a case to a higher court__ __R__I__T__R

11 Lawyer who advises clients __O___I__ __T__R

12 Untrained lawyer who presides over the lowest criminal court __A__ __S__R__T__

13 Person against whom a civil case is brought D__ __E__D__ __T

14 An act passed by a law-making body __ __G__S__A__I__ __

15 The control resulting from following a community’s system of rules A__ __H__R__ __ __

16 “Apprenticeship” served by trainee barristers P__ __I__L__G__

17 Becoming an assistant to a practising barrister T__ __A__ __Y

18 Court which hears appeals from the Court of Appeal

H__ __ __E __F L__ __ __S

Exercise 2 Some words can have several meanings. Choose the best explanation (a or b) for each of these words or phrases as they are used in the presentation.

1. a partner

a) one of the owners of a partnership (e.g. a law firm);

b) someone’s boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife;

2. an associate

a) a person whose position at work is slightly lower or less complete than the full official position described (e.g. an associate director);

b) a person who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend or business partner;

3. a bonus

a) a pleasant, additional thing;

b) extra money given as a reward in addition to the expecting money;

4. benefits

a) a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help;

b) things employees receive in addition to money (e.g. medical insurance);

5. to practise

a) to do something regularly in order to become skilled at it;

b) to work in an important skilled job for which a lot of training is necessary.

Exercise 3 Analyse the suffixes and parts of speech of the family words. For references see the grammar supplement.

Law – lawful – lawless – unlawful, practice – practical – unpractical, to produce – productive – unproductive – production, logic –logical – illogical, to act – active – inactive, to move – movement – movable – immovable, regular – irregular – irregularity, judge – to judge – to misjudge, to inform – to misinform – misinformation.

Suggested activity in conclusion: decide what you think these proverbs mean. Think of examples to illustrate some of them.

1. An eye for eye and a tooth for tooth.

2. Honesty is the best policy.

3. Prevention is better than cure.

4. Sooner or later the truth comes to light.

5. The truth is the best advocate.

6. Truth never fears investigation.

7. We should consult three things in all our actions: justice, honesty and utility.

8. When the cat is away the mice will play.

Final creative task: make a project to highlight the main points which make your profession so attractive. Use the appropriate proverb or quotation. You may start like this:

“I have chosen law as a career because…”