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1. A person who steals money placed in his care is called a/an .

c. embezzler

2. ................ means catching game birds, animals or fish without permission on


somebody elses property.
b. poaching

3. A person who enters a building illegally, especially by force, in order to steal.


a. a burglar

4. A person who steals money, etc from other peoples pockets, especially in crowded places.
b. a pickpocket

5. The judge has pronounced .......................... of ten yearsimprisonment


c. a sentence

6. The correct spelling for the English equivalent of the Romanian word delapidator is:
c. embezzler

7. ............... means money paid by or for a person accused of a crime, as security that he will
return for his trial if he is allowed to go free until then.
c. Bail

8. A person who takes people hostage for a ransom is called a ............................................


c. Kidnapper

9. After ten hours, the Jury finally reached its .: the prisoner was guilty.
b. verdict

10. To ............... means to go or intrude on the property, privacy, or preserves of another with no
right or permission.
a. trespass

11. Since the defendant did not have a criminal record, he got away with a small ..............
c. fine

12. He was caught ..................... stealing money from the cash-box.


a. red-handed

13. You cant have burgled the house alone, so who was your ............... ?
b. accomplice

14. Wilkinson is alleged to have ................... a number of serious crimes.


c. committed

15. She will soon ................. trial for the part she played in the recent robbery.
c. stand

16. Detectives are said to be ....................... into the causes of the recent fire.
a. Looking

17. The victim ............... the law into her own hands by killing her attacker.
a. took

18. Many civilized countries have long abolished the death ............... .
a. penalty

19. He was placed ............ house arrest for his own safety.
c. under

20. Is the defendant going to ............ guilty or not guilty?


a. plead

21. As it was her first offence, the judge gave her a ............... sentence.
b. lenient

22. The defendant was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was ...................... .
b. acquitted

23. The judge recommended more humane forms of punishment for juvenile ................... .
b. delinquents

24. If you cant resolve the dispute, it will have to be settled by ................... .
b. court

25. All his friends thought he was guilty, but no one could ................. anything against him.
c. prove

26. I ............... to say anything unless I am allowed to speak to my lawyer.


c. refuse

27. As the result of a police ............. on the disco, twenty teenagers were arrested.
b. raid

28. The police have to ................... the law, not to take it into their own hands.
c. enforce

29. He was charged ........... assault and battery and taken to prison.
b. with

30. As he was suspected ........... drug traffic, he was placed ............ investigation.
b. of, under

31. He was taken ......... custody for smuggling and released ......... bail the same day.
b. into, on

32. You have no right to enter my house without a search .............., the old man yelled
at the policeman..
b. warrant
33. As he didnt have a criminal ..........., the judge sentenced him to 50 hours of
community work.
c. record

34. I am a law-................... citizen, I could never break the law!


b. abiding

35. Before the trial begins, the jurors ................ to decide the facts fairly.
c. swear

36. Any sentence has to be imposed ................ limits that have been fixed by the legislature.
b. within

37. Judge Williams ........................ today as judge Thomson has been taken ill.
c. is presiding

38. Before taking up his duty, each judge ............. an oath to respect his responsabilities.
a. takes

39. He ................... a solicitor for more than a year now.


c. has been

40. We ...................... for the verdict for almost two hours! There must be something wrong.
a. have been waiting

41. The window is broken; the intruder ............... to get into their bedroom.
c. must have tried

42. Everybody hates ..................... law expenses.


b. paying

43. The woman accused of indecent public exposure .................. on bail last week.
b. was released

44. The members of the jury ....... now ................... on the murder case.
c. are deliberating

45. ............ the jury .................. a verdict?


b. Has ... reached

46. By the time you reach the Court, he ........................... released on bail.
b. will have been

47. While the people ......................... for the verdict, the judge was talking to the defendant about
the weather.
c. were waiting

48. He was innocent! They ................. have taken him into custody! It was so foolish of them to
have done that!
a. shouldnt
49. He ................ have committed the crime! He was immobilized in bed at that time!
b. couldnt

50. I look forward to ...................you in Court! We shall settle things then.


a. seeing

51. Right now I think I am ....................... . Come and pick me up!


b. being followed
52. The leader of the gang ...... just ............ acquitted by the court of justice.
a. has...been

53. He ....................... down a street near his home when he was kidnapped.
b. was walking
54. One of the kidnappers ................ to kill him while they were driving away.
b. threatened

55. How long ago ....... you .......... an appeal?


c. did ... make

56. I saw you yesterday, while you ................... that famous criminal.
a. were defending

57. He was placed under investigation only after they .............. hard evidence against him.
b. had found

58. His sentence was by far more severe than everybody ................................................. .
c. had expected

59. As soon as the jury .................. the verdict, the case was dismissed.
a. had pronounced

60. Everybody wondered why he ................. caught red-handed before.


c. hadnt been

61. The members of the jury ................. for hours when they finally reached a verdict.
a. had been deliberating

62. The witnesses were still being heard when I ............. the court of law.
a. left

63. She told me that she ..................... filing for divorce for a long time.
b. had been considering

64. This time tomorrow the prosecution .................... the witnesses.


c. will be cross-examining

65. ............................ to represent yourself in the trial?


b. Are you going

66. By the end of this year he ........................ ten years in prison.


c. will have spent

67. Look out! One of the robbers .......................... .


c. is going to shoot

68. I ....................... my solicitor tomorrow; I am changing my will.


a. am seeing

69. I ......................... in a court of law since my parents filed for divorce.


b. havent been

70. As soon as I .............. from my lawyer, I will let you know.


b. hear

71. We knew that the defendant .............. to do such a thing.


c. would never be able

72. They said that the new constitution ....................... soon.


a. would be voted

73. By this time next year, he ..................... his prison sentence.


b. will have served

74. I am sorry you didnt ask for help; I ....................... you to my lawyer.
c. could have introduced

75. A judge ................... of his office if he no longer fulfils the legal conditions.
c. may be deprived

76. The criminal ....................... to trial if there is enough evidence against him.
c. will be brought

77. As soon as the search warrant ..................... they will be allowed to look for the documents.
a. has been issued

78. ................ his criminal record ..................... to the slightest detail?


c. Has been checked

79. Im sorry Your Honour, but I cant help ................... when I speak about my son.
a. crying

80. I suggest ...................... upon the case after a short recess.


b. deliberating

81. The judge admitted ..................... bribe from one of his clients months before the trial.
c. having taken

82. He has been charged with .................... and taken into custody.
b. trespassing
83. Would you mind .................... up when the verdict is pronounced?
c. standing

84. I would rather .......... the rest of my life in jail than confess to a crime I did not commit.
a. spend

85. He made me .............. all my charges, threatening me with a gun.


b. drop

86. He let me .............. which option was the best for my difficult situation.
a. decide

87. I strongly object to ................... treated like a hardened criminal!


c. being

88. Lets ............. a short coffee break and decide afterwards.


c. take

89. He ................ have committed the crime! He was immobilized in bed at that time!
b. couldnt

90. I am sorry you didnt ask for help; I ....................... introduced you to my lawyer.
c. could have

91. You submitted the case to a higher court! The verdict was in your favour!
c. neednt have

92. Many houses in this area into by burglars.


b. have been broken

93. Terrorists resort ... violence as a political weapon.


b. to

94. How should Governments deal terrorist attacks?


c. with

95. The Iraqi citizen had been suspected . many offences before.
b. of

96. Who was held responsible . the journalists death?


a. for

97. The home-made bomb may have been destined ... the recruits.
b. for

98. My have been charged with indecent exposure.


c. sisters-in-law

99. These are the result of hard work.


b. analyses

100. Which are the . used in this classification?


b. criteria

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