Page 8 - English for Constitutional Law

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1. Match these bodies of law in column A with their definitions in column B

A B

1 Criminal law a. A body of unwritten laws based on
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judicial precedents.
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2 Civil law b. Part of the rule of law of a sovereign
state, containing prohibited acts
accompanied by criminal sanctions for
those who violate them, when and in
what case the criminal sanctions were
imposed, and how the state enforced the
implementation of the punishment.
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3 Common law c. a subset of law dealing with non-criminal,
natural, and legal person obligations and
fair legal interactions between private
parties.

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the words below.

Prosecutor Judge Jury

Attorney Lawyers Advocate

Draftswoman Solicitor Counsellor
Notaries Barrister Probation officer

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1 A person who conveys charges in court and carries out the results of
court decisions, alias executors, is called…
2 . … is a lead official who presides over a court of law alone or as part
of a panel of judges.
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3 … are legal practitioners specialised and authorised to act in certain
legal matters
4 … are people with a legal background asked to represent others.
.
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5 In Australia and the UK, … is a lawyer qualified to represent clients
in lower courts and has received training in case preparation and legal advice.
6 . A type of lawyer in Britain, Australia, and some other countries who can provide
specialised legal advice and present a case in higher and lower courts is known as...…
7 . … is a group of people chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to
decide if a person is guilty or not guilty or if a claim has been proved.
8 . An … is a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular
cause or policy.
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9 A … is a woman who writes legal documents.
1 0. A … is a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or

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