4. If a person commits a crime, certain actions are taken. Read these actions and put them in the correct order.

accused

arrested

charged

convicted

interrogated

paroled

sent to prison

suspected

tried

5. Complete sentences matching the beginning (1-9) with the ending (a-i).

1. They accused me a) for shoplifting.

2. Our next-door neighbour was arrested b) she’s guilty

3. Three people have been charged c) someone to steal something from a shop.

4. She denied d) of someone shoplifting.

5. I doubt whether e) stealing the clothes.

6. I caught a glimpse f) to steal something from the shop.

7. My friends made me g) steal something from the shop.

8. She says she was made h) with theft.

9. It is illegal for i) of shoplifting.

6. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.

1. A fair exchange is no murders. 2. The police hoped to catch imprisonment the red-handed. 3. At attempt was made to discover whether a person who was thought to have committed those offenders actually did so or not. 4. In London the most important and largest crimes courts are the Royal Courts of Justice. 5. Nobody can be officer until it has been proved that he’s committed a crime. 6. First prisoners are usually treated with sympathy. 7. The prisoner was accused of robbing a bank and punished of the night watchman who tried to stop him. 8. Of the twelve members of the robbery, three were women. 9. The jury were about to retire to consider their verdict when the wounding shot the prisoner. 10. Many law are the result of jealousy or passion. 11. Jack was to serve life police. 12. The plaintiff department can help people with many kinds of problems. 13. The attorney for witness advised to file a countercomplaint. 14. When you report an incident to the police, the suspect will ask you to describe carefully the person or people you saw. 15. Although a full-scale police alert was called only minutes after the escape, the jury appeared to have got away successfully.

7. Complete the sentences using the necessary prepositions.

1. He went … trial … fraud. 2. He was charged … fraud. 3. He was jailed … six years. 4. He was found guilty … fraud. 5. He was sentenced … a six-year jail term. 6. He was arrested … suspicion of falsifying documents. 7. She appealed … the sentence. 8. She pleaded not guilty … arson. 9. She was accused … setting fire to the school. 10. She was convicted … arson. 11. She was cleared … the offence. 12. She was put … trial. 13. They were indicted … double murder. 14. The attorney for plaintiff stood bail … his client. 15.Mr. Hope was initially convicted but then he was acquitted … appeal.

8. Put each of the following words from the box into its correct place in the passage below. Each word may be used only once.

a)

loophole lawyers ideology law

judgment Judiciary judges bench

evaluation candidate competence behest

qualifications political evaluating scale

temperament overwhelming mask qualified