IPA UNED - Tema 2 - Inglés jurídico. Ej. 9. Learning vocabulary

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9. Learning vocabulary: give the appropriate term/expression for each definition.
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Question 1

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1. A person who commits a crime is a(n) [blank_start]__________[blank_end]
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  • offender

Question 2

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2. When a police officer warns someone that s/he will be charged with a crime and that what s/he says may be used in evidence, s/he [blank_start]CAUTIONS[blank_end] the suspect.
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  • CAUTIONS

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3. Legal punishment given by a court to a convicted person: [blank_start]SENTENCE[blank_end].
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  • SENTENCE

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4. When an accused person says that he or she was somewhere else when an act was committed you say s/he has a(n) [blank_start]ALIBI[blank_end].
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  • ALIBI

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5. Decision returned by a jury: [blank_start]VERDICT[blank_end].
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  • VERDICT

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6. Act of setting a person free because s/he has been found not guilty: [blank_start]ACQUITTAL[blank_end].
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  • ACQUITTAL

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7. Finding that a person accused of a crime is guilty: [blank_start]CONVICTION[blank_end].
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  • CONVICTION

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8. Formal questioning in court: [blank_start]EXAMINATION[blank_end].
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  • EXAMINATION

Question 9

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9. A defendant’s reply to a charge put to him: [blank_start]PLEA[blank_end].
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  • PLEA

Question 10

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10.When you are representing the defendant in court you say that you are [blank_start]FOR[blank_end] the defendant.
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  • FOR

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11.A decision that has to be followed is called a [blank_start]BINDING[blank_end] decision
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  • BINDING

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13.When a case is heard with no public it is heard [blank_start]IN CHAMBERS[blank_end]
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  • IN CHAMBERS

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14.When a case is heard with public it is heard [blank_start]IN OPEN COURT[blank_end]
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  • IN OPEN COURT

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15.A lawyer who is in active service is called a [blank_start]PRACTISING[blank_end] lawyer
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  • PRACTISING

Question 15

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16.A legal term to say “intentionally” is [blank_start]WILFULLY[blank_end].
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  • WILFULLY

Question 16

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17.When a court supports the decision of a lower court: to [blank_start]UPHOLD[blank_end].
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  • UPHOLD

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18.When a court does not support the decision of a lower court: to [blank_start]REVERSE[blank_end]
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  • REVERSE

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19.The opposite of a minor crime is a [blank_start]SERIOUS[blank_end] crime.
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  • SERIOUS

Question 19

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20.Another way of saying “temporary measures” is [blank_start]PROVISIONAL[blank_end] measures
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  • PROVISIONAL

Question 20

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21.The delivery of court documents is called the [blank_start]SERVICE[blank_end]
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  • SERVICE

Question 21

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22.When an Act starts to be applied it [blank_start]ENTERS[blank_end] into [blank_start]FORCE[blank_end].
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  • ENTERS
  • FORCE

Question 22

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23.SIs (Statutory Instruments) have the same standing as Acts, that is they have [blank_start]FORCE[blank_end] of law.
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  • FORCE

Question 23

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24.When judges have to give the reasons for their decision it is called a [blank_start]REASONED[blank_end] judgment.
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  • REASONED

Question 24

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25.If someone is “accused” of three offences s/he is [blank_start]CHARGED[blank_end] with those offences.
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  • CHARGED
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