tailieunhanh - target vocabulary 3 with key phần 5

Tham khảo tài liệu 'target vocabulary 3 with key phần 5', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Law and order In court Fill in the missing words in the passage below. Choose from the following and note that two of the words are used twice. accused acquitted barristers Crown Court defence dock evidence fine guilty imprisonment judge jury Justice of the Peace Magistrates Court oath prosecution put on probation sentence testimony trial verdict witness box witnesses There are two main courts of law in Britain - the 1 for minor offences such as speeding shoplifting etc. and the 2 for more serious offences such as fraud and murder. The magistrate or 3 who tries cases in the lower court does not have special education or training in law and does not get a salary. The job is voluntary and part-time. At a 4 at a Crown Court the 5 or defendant stands in the 6 while lawyers question 7 who have to say what they have seen or know and who stand in the 8 They have to swear an 9 to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. What they say is known as their 10 There are usually two lawyers or 11 in the courtroom. One is known as Counsel for the 12 who speaks for the defendant and the other as Counsel for the 13 This person has to try to prove that the person accused of the crime really committed it. The 14 sits in a large seat facing the defendant and wears a special gown and wig. He or she does not decide whether an accused person is guilty or not. This is left to the 15 _ made up of twelve members of the public to decide. During the trial they sit in silence listening carefully to all the 16 Then they are locked away until they can decide whether the person is 17 or not 18 This decision is called the 19 The 20 now decides the punishment or 21 as it is called. If the person is innocent he or she is 22 which means that he or she is released immediately and is free to go home. If the person is guilty and the crime is serious he or she could be given several years 23 However if it is a first offence the person might be given a 24 instead for example 1 000 or 25