III. Give English equivalents for the following words and expressions

шукати захист у суді

порушувати справу за наклеп

судитися

подавати позов

принизити

образити

заключна промова судді до присяжних

тяжба

переслідувати у судовому порядку

наймач

позивач

захисник

зустрічний позов

скарга

підсудний

одностайне рішення присяжних

IV. Math each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the right

1. Defendant	a. proceeding taken in court synonymous to case, suit, lawsuit.
2. Action	b. (crim.) person charged with a crime. (civ.) person or entity against whom a civil a action is brought.
3. Preponderance of evidence	c. means that the weight of evidence presented by one side is more convincing to the true of facts than the evidence presented by the opposing side.
4. Plaintiff	d. claim presented by a defendant in opposition to the claim of the plaintiff.
5. Counterclaim	e. the party, who begins an action, complains or sues.
6. Complaint	f. any proceeding, action, cause, lawsuit or controversy initiated through the court system by filing a complaint, petition or information.
7. Case	g. (crim.) formal "written charge that a person committed a criminal offence. (civ) initial document filed by a plaintiff which starts the claim against the defendant.
8. Witness	h. a form of proof legally presented at a trial through witnesses, records, documents, etc.
9. Trial	i. person who testifies under oath in court regarding what was seen, heard or otherwise observed.
10. Evidence	j. the presentation of evidence in court to a tried of facts who applies the applicable law to those facts and then decides the case.

V. Answer the questions:

1. Who are the participants in the legal procedure?

2. In what way does the legal procedure start?

a) in civil cases,

b) in criminal cases.

3. Who is a plaintiff?

a) in civil,

b) in criminal.

4. Who is a defendant?

5. What is a complaint?

6. How many jurors are necessary to agree upon the verdict in a criminal case?

7. At what stage or stages of the criminal process is the person involved called:

a) the defendant

b) the offender

c) the suspect

d) the convict

e) the criminal

f) the accused.

VI. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Цей новий кримінальний кодекс набрав законну силу 2 місяці тому. 2. Я почуваю себе винною, що так довго випробовувала ваше терпіння. 3. Метою захисту є доказ невинуватості обвинуваченого в тому випадку, коли він дійсно не винен. 4. Суддя зробив заключну промову присяжним, і всі очікували винесення вироку. 5. Якщо він подасть скаргу до суду, то буде порушено кримінальну справу.

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