Choose the correct alternative.

Example: The Ripper was/were never caught and his identity remains a mystery.

The Ripper was never caught and his identity remains a mystery.

In many countries the constitution is/are written down.

In many countries the constitution is written down.

 

1) The area was/were named after the residence of Scottish kings in London.

2) Many hundreds of criminals was/were caught in the first years of the system’s operation.

3) Trial by jury was/were brought to England by the Normans in 1066.

4) At first the jury was/were made up of local people who knew the defendant.

5) One of the world’s shortest wills was/were left by an Englishman named Dickens.

6) An offender’s time in prison is/are usually reduced as a reward for good behavior.

7) In Britain young offenders is/are held in reformatories.

8) Large amounts of money is/are spent on locking people up.

9) He was/were sent to Devil’s Island, the French prison colony off the coast of Guiana.

10) Titles of Hereditary peers is/are passed down from generation to generation.

 

Make up sentences using the prompts.

Example: are employed/ Some/ by companies/ directly/ barristers.

Some barristers are employed directly by companies.

1) were executed/ there/ Several/ during/ spies/ World War I.

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2) the tower/ was taken/ on a charge of/ Anne Boleyn/ to/ adultery.

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3) of people/ are imprisoned/ conditions/ Hundreds of thousands/ in inhumane.

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4) When/ was searched/ the house/ her dismembered body/ in a cellar/ was discovered.

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5) of the Peers/ of the Realm/ The House of Lords/ is made up.

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6) own/ Ma Barker`s gang/ of her/ was composed/ four sons.

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7) executions/ to keep/ were employed/ order/ Constables/ at public.

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8) list of/ A weekly/ is published/ in the Police Gazette/ wanted criminals.

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9) a modest wage/ were provided/ Policemen/ with accommodation/ and.

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10) in the laboratories/ Police officers/ to work/ are also trained.

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Match the parts of the sentences.

1) He was executed	a) sheriff to capture Billy the Kid.
2) Pat Garrett was elected	b) are represented by lawyers.
3) The lawsuit is started	c) was drawn up in 1992.
4) In England legal profession	d) by hanging on 31st January 1606.
5) The clients	e) by filing a paper called a complaint.
6) The Constitution of South Africa	f) three terms: Autumn, Easter and Summer.
7) In 1932 Hitler was appointed	g) is divided into two types of lawyers.
8) The judges as a whole are called	h) were made of human hair.
9) The legal year is divided into	i) the judiciary.
10) At first wigs	j) chancellor of Germany.

 

Translate the following sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the modal verbs.

1) For serious offences a suspect can be arrested without a warrant.

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2) An arrested person must be taken to a police station.

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3) A suspect cannot be held in police custody more than 24 hours.

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4) Interviews with suspected offenders at police stations must be tape-recorded.

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5) “You have the right to remain silent; anything you say can be used against you…”

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6) Legal aid may also be granted in some civil cases.

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7) Qualified lawyers may be appointed to sit as full-time District Judges.

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8) The law can be misrepresented.

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9) A man could not be prosecuted for raping a woman if they were still married.

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10) All cases may be divided into criminal cases and civil cases.

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11) The more serious offences must be tried in the Crown Court by a judge and jury.

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12) A sentence of imprisonment may be passed only in a defendant`s presence.

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13) Any child over the age of ten years may now be convicted of a crime.

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14) A case can be transferred from the county court to the High Court.

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15) State judges should be directly elected by the people.

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16) Civil cases can be tried more efficiently and with less expense.

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17) A person guilty of crime could be put to death.

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18) The monarch might be found guilty of the crime.

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19) Beggars could be arrested by the local constable.

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20) All serious crimes such as murder, wounding, rape, robbery can only be tried in the Crown Court.

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