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The document contains vocabulary related to crime and law. It provides lists of terms categorized as criminals, law courts, and punishments. It also includes exercises to test understanding of the vocabulary, such as matching definitions, filling in blanks, and choosing the correct option in sentences.

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Crimetest

The document contains vocabulary related to crime and law. It provides lists of terms categorized as criminals, law courts, and punishments. It also includes exercises to test understanding of the vocabulary, such as matching definitions, filling in blanks, and choosing the correct option in sentences.

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT VOCABULARY

 Task 1

Put the words below into the correct category.


get aquitted blackmailer burglar defence
Capital punishment community service corporal punishment find innocent/guilty
Fine rapist hijacker proof judge jury kidnapper lawyer mugger
Murderer pickpocket sentence (put on) probation shoplifter
Smuggler thief trial verdict witness evidence

Criminals Law courts Punishments

 Task 2

Correct the mistakes in these definitions.

1) The judge gives a verdict at the beginning of a trial.


2) The lawyer for the defence tries to prove the defendant guilty.
3) The lawyer gives evidence about what they have seen
4) If the defendant is found guilty, the defendant is aquitted
5) The jury decides what punishment a criminal should receive.
6) If you receive community service, you have to pay a sum of money.
7) If it is your first offence, you will probably be sentenced to capital punishment.

 Task 3

Complete the definitions with the words being defined.

a) ............................................... takes control of a plane or boat by force.


b) ............................................... sees what happens during a crime or accident.
c) ................................................ brings goods into the country illegally.
d) .................................................gets money from others by threatening to tell secrets.
e) ....................................... .........steals from houses.
f)……………………………………………………………….. kills someone by accident.
g)……………………………………………………………….. is a crime when you deceive someone for financial gain.
h)………………………………………………………………. means someone deliberately destroys private or public
property.
 Task 4

Use the word in capitals at the end of the each line to form a word that fits in the space in the
same line.

At his last trial, nobody believad in Arthur’s 1................................. He had been accused of the 1 INNOCENT
2 ......................................... of a valuable Chinese vase, and he was also charged with ten 2 THIEF
other 3.............................. . The value of the 4 ................................. goods was said to be over 3 CRIME
₤20,000. Arthur said in his own 5........................................ that the vase had been put into his 4 STEAL
car 6 ....................................... . He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake, and was 5 DEFEND
almost 7................................... . The judge did not believe Arthur’s story. He told Arthur he 6 ACCIDENT
was a 8 .................................... and that he deserved a severe 9............................... . 7 WORTH
Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five years’ 10 ......................................... . Arthur just 8 CRIME
smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it. 9 PUNISH
10 PRISON

 Task 5

Read the following text and choose the correct alternative in each pair.

Last year my house was broken into and 1 robbed/stolen. I immediately informed the police. A
police officer came to the house and asked me to make a list of what had been 2 robbed/stolen. I
told him my neighbours had seen someone suspicious at the time of the 3 forgery/burglary, so they
had to go to the police station and 4 make/do a statement. About a month later the police
contacted me to say they had arrested a 5 defendant/suspect. When the case came to court, I
went to 6 give/say evidence. Of course, the man 7 admitted/pleaded not guilty. The 8
jury/lawyer decided there was not enough proof to 9 try/sentence him,and he was 10
acquitted/set free.

 Task 6

Choose the most appropriate word underlined.

1. The police arrested Jack and took him to the police station for questioning/ detention /
prison.
2. In most countries, the capital/death/execution penalty has been banned.
3. A man is said to be helping the police with their arrests/testimony as a witness/questions.
4. Two football fans were later charged with agression/assault/attack.
5. I was given a light sentence , only a fine/charge/fee.
6. The was acquitted for lack of evidence/a jury/witnesses.
7. ‘Members of the jury, what is your answer/summary/verdict?’
8. At the police station they took her answers/ belongings/fingerprints.

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