Below you see the story of an extraordinary case in British legal history. The affair started in 1949 and was finally closed in 1966. At the moment, there are a number of gaps. Use the words below

Below you see the story of an extraordinary case in British legal history. The affair started in 1949 and was finally closed in 1966. At the moment, there are a number of gaps. Use the words below to complete it.

Trial to be convicted arrested pardon suspect allege

Confessed enquiry (x2) innocent judges tried to be charged with

Court sentenced to plea (тяжба) to be executed

custody jury appeal apprehended statements

Guilty execution dropped hunt denied

The story began when a man called Timothy Evans was arrested for the murder of his wife and a baby. He was charged with double murder, but a short time later one of the charges was denied and he was convicted for the murder of his daughter only. During the trial Evans accused the man whose house he had been living in, John Christie, of the crimes, but no attention was paid to him. The jury found Evans guilty and he was sentenced to death. An enquiry was turned down and he was executed in 1950. Some time later, more women’s bodies were discovered in Christie’s house: about six. John Christie was a police’s key suspect and they started a nationwide hunt for him. He was soon apprehended. Alleged appeal by Christie while he was in custody cast doubt on the Evans hanging. When he went to court, Christie confessed that he murdered Mrs Evans, but in private it was said that he was alleged to that crime. His statements of insanity with regard to other murders was rejected and he was dropped of killing his wife. Soon afterwards there was an enquiry into the execution of Timothy Evans. The judges decided that justice had been done and Evans had been rightly hanged. It was only in 1966that another plea was set up. This time it was decided that Evans had probably been innocent and he was given a free pardon. Better later than never, as they say.

1- Match the definitions with the correct word:

1- To illegally enter a building and steal things. – BURGLE

2- (the act of) dishonestly taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it. - THEFT

3- To attack a person in a public place and steal their money. – MUG

4- A piece of writing which contains bad and false things about person. - LIBEL

5- To try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something else they want. - BRIBE

6- The crime of intentionally killing a person. - MURDER

7- To take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally. - SMUGGLE

8- Sell drugs illegally. – DRUG DEALING

9- An illegal copy of a document, painting etc... or the crime of making such illegal copies. - FORGERY

10- The crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building. - ARSON

11- To go onto someone’s land or enter their building without permission. - TRESPASS

12- The crime of killing a person by someone who did not intend to do it or who cannot be responsible for their actions. - MANSLAUGHTER

13- Obtaining money from people or forcing them to do smth by threatening to make known their secret or to harm them. - BLACKMAIL

14- To take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them. - KIDNAP

15- To take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence. - HIJACK

16- To force someone to have sex when they are unwilling, using violence or threatening behaviour. - RAPE

RAPE BLACKMAIL KIDNAP ARSON TRESPASS HIJACK

MANSLAUGHTER MUG MURDER BURGLE LIBEL

SMUGGLE THEFT BRIBE DRUG DEALING FORGERY

2- Complete the following table:

VERB	NOUN(crime)	NOUN(person)
To steal	Theft	Thief
To rob	Robbery	Robber
To burgle	Burglary	Burglar
To commit offence	Offence	Offender
To mug	Mugging	Mugger
To murder	Murder	Murderer
To forge	Forgery	Forger
To shoplift	Shoplifting	Shoplifter
To kidnap	Kidnapping	Kidnapper

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