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Lesson 5

Suspects

Suspects are persons who are imagined to be guilty in acertain crime

that occurred. They are being conjectured and mistrusted. These suspects

may be found innocent or guilty after the crime has been investigated and

the case was judged. Some systems of police procedure or legal terminology

refer to the suspect as the actor, or as the perpetrator of the offense (perp for

short).

Comprehension

1. What is the basis of the innocence or guilt of a suspect?

2. What does the word suspect refer to?

Questions

1. When does a suspect be identified?

2. Should all suspects be found guilty of a certain crime?

3. Is there a possibility that a suspect may not be punished at all?

4. Have you ever been a suspect in an incident?

Vocabulary & Expressions

investigate -To examine thoroughly.
conjecture - An opinion founded on insufficient proof.
mistrust -To suspect or to lack faith in.
procedure - a particular way of accomplishing something

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