Supplement legal expressions. Use your legal dictionary.

A Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents.

	credit for time in custody	a	возвращение под стражу
	defendant not in custody	b	дальнейшее содержание под стражей
	detention in custody	c	передать, препроводить под стражу
	escape by person in custody	d	допрос лица, находящегося под стражей
	in-custody confession	e	содержать под стражей
	in-custody interrogation	f	зачёт времени пребывания под стражей
	person in custody	g	лицо, содержащееся под стражей
	remand in custody	h	освободить из – под стражи
	retention in custody	i	побег из – под стражи
	to discharge from custody	j	подсудимый, находящийся на свободе
	to keep in custody	k	признание, сделанное лицом, находящимся под стражей
	to submit to custody	l	содержание под стражей

B Fill in the gaps in the text below with the appropriate words from the box.

A policeman was sent to 1) ______ the disappearance of some property from a hotel. When he arrived, he found that the hotel staff had caught a boy in one of the rooms with a camera and some cash. When the policeman tried to 2) _______ the boy, he became violent and the policeman had to 3) _______ him. At the police station the boy could not give a satisfactory explanation for his actions and the police decided to 4) ______ him with the 5) ______ of the camera and cash. They took his 6) ______, locked him in a 7) ______, and 8) ______ him overnight. The next morning he appeared in 9) ______ before the 10) ______. He took an 11) ______ and 12) ______not guilty. Two 13) ______ the owner of the property and a member of the hotel staff, gave 14) ______. After both sides of the case had been heard the boy was 15) ______ guilty. He had to pay a 16) ______ of $ 50 and he was given a 17) ______ of three months in prison suspended for two years.

C Fill in the gaps with the prepositions from the box. Some of these can be used more than once. If no preposition is necessary, leave the space empty.

1 He's being kept ______ custody.

2 He was sentenced ______ five years.

3 She got a sentence ______ six months.

4 He was accused ______ murder.

5 She's been charged ______ theft.

6 He appeared ______ court ______ handcuffs.

7 They were brought ______ the judge.

8 The prosecution tried to discredit ______ the defense witness.

9 I would like to report ______ a theft.

10 If you don’t tell me you’ll be charged ______ withholding evidence.

11 During the appeal he claimed that the original judge had been biased in favour ______ the plaintiff.

D All the verbs in the box relate to legal matters. Use them to complete the sentences.

1 The new landlord has started proceedings to ______ all the tenants.

2 The jury was unable to ______ a unanimous decision.

3 The policeman warned him that it was illegal to ______ evidence.

4 Are you ready to ______ in court that this is what happened.

5 This evidence is hearsay and I call upon the court to ______ it.

6 The prisoner’s behaviour has been good and I am going to ______ him for parole.

7 The management and the union could not agree and they called in an industrial tribunal to ______.

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