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1. to kill someone accidentally
A N E S G U M T H A L R ____ MANSLAUGHTER ________________
2. a thief who steals from pockets
C I O K P T C P K E _________ POCKETPICK ____________________
3. to break into someone's house and steal from it
Y R G B A U R L _________________ BURGLARY ______
4. a person who steals from shops
R E I S L O P H T F ____________ SHOPLIFTER_ _________________
5. a criminal who forces someone to have sex
A S P R I T __________________ RAPIST __________________
6. a person who has served their sentence in prison
E X N C V I O T C - __________________________________________
7. to bring something illegally into a country
G N G G M I U S L ___________________________________________
8. to set fire on someone's property, for example, a house
A R N O S ____________________ ARSON_ ______________________
9. to take someone hostage in order to exchange him or her later for ransom
K G N P P I N D I A ____________ KIDNAPPING _____________
10. to use violence to achieve political goals
R O R M R S I T E ___________________________________________
Choose the best variant and translate the italicized parts
1. The prosecution and defence in the criminal ordeal/trial/offence of Andersen, the once-mighty accounting firm, have had their say. Now it is up to the jury to decide whether Andersen, the auditors of Enron, were guilty of obstruction/prevention/hindrance of justice by shredding documents in an effort to thwart an interrogation/investigation/insinuation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2. The rule of law took a knock in Malawi, when President Bakili Muluzi said he would ignore a court ruling/agreement/compromise that his censorship/sanction / ban on street demonstrations was unconstitutional. Mr Muluzi is seeking to amend/alter/adjust the constitution to allow himself a third term in office, and has ordered police to arrest those who publicly object.
3. A federal judge entered a plea of not guilty for Zacarias Moussaoui, the only man to be charged in connection with the September 11th attacks, arguing that the defendant/plaintiff/inmate did not understand the implications of pleading "no contest" as he had wanted.
4. Federal and state charges were brought for/against/to John Muhammad, the alleged/suggested/proposed Washington sniper. The Justice Department will decide where he will first stand/stay/keep trial —he faces the death penalty in all courts. His 17-year-old companion, John Malvo, has also been charged.
5. A Muslim woman has sued/blamed/investigated the state of Florida for the right to be fully veiled in the photograph on her driving licence.
6. Two anti-racist and human rights movements are to send / take/put former French film star Brigitte Bardot, 68, to court over her charges/offensives/attacks on Islam, gays, the unemployed and illegal immigrants in her book, Un Cri Dans Le Silence.
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