CRIME - vocabulary exercises

CRIME - vocabulary exercises

Exercise 1 - Put these actions in the correct order.

If you commit a crime you may be:

…………. accused

………2…. arrested

………4…. charged

…6………. convicted

………3…. interrogated

……8……. paroled

…7………. sent to prison

……1……. suspected

……5……. tried

Exercise 2 - Match crime/offence with the right punishment (personal opinion)

traffic offence kidnapping arson tax evasion burglary/ theft pick pocketing murder shoplifting rape / sexual assault vandalism terrorism drug trafficking cyber crime/ film and music piracy mugging assault anti-social behaviour environmental crime gun crime

capital punishment / death penalty fine hard labour sentence life sentence …..-year imprisonment suspended sentence ban from ………

Exercise 3 - What are the possible collocations of the words in the boxes?

verb + noun
violate impose combat give pass prevent remit enforce investigate break drop reach commit	a law the law a crime crime a sentence a verdict evidence a charge a fine
prepositional phrases
be ………………………………..…….… large crime is ……………………… the increase ban …………………………………..…. driving plea …………..…for…………………..…. mercy release……………………………….….… bail sentence sb ………….………..….. death put sb ……………….………..… probation put sb ………………….………………... bars charge sb ………………with……………..…. sth accuse sb …………………………………. sth	from of at behind for with to on (x3)

Exercise 4 - Complete the text with the words in the box.

The legal process in Britain can be illustrated by examining the crime of (1)………………. Every working day, small shops and large department stores have to protect themselves (2)…………….. this form of (3)……………theft…. Some stores display signs saying "WE ALWAYS (4)………………….. THIEVES", though their managers may have the option of warning shoplifters (5)………………….. reporting them to the police.

If a store manager decides to (6)………………… a shoplifter to court, the legal process can be both time-consuming and expensive. The lawyer for the (7)…………………. has to prove that the goods were deliberately taken and unpaid for. The (8)………………… for the defence may argue that the defendant was forgetful or suffering from mental illness. As (9)…………………… of non-payment, the manager may have to produce a till roll showing what purchases were made around the time of the (10)……………………… crime.

It is the task of the twelve members of the (11)…………jury…………. to listen to the evidence on both sides and to the (12)……………………….. summing up. They then (13)…………………. to a separate room where they have to try to (14)…………………. a verdict.

If the defendant is found "not (15)……giulty…………….. ", he or she is then (16)………………. If a "guilty" verdict is returned, the judge will then (17)…pass………………… sentence. The sentence for shoplifting may range from a fine or a (18)……………………… sentence for a first offence to a period of (19)………………… for a persistent (20)………………offender...

prosecute / acquitted / offender / reach / imprisonment / evidence / retire / take / jury / without / lawyer / shoplifting / judge's / alleged / suspended / guilty / pass / theft / prosecution / against

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