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Reading Comprehension

Choose the correct word from the essay.

A plea simply means an (abuse, excuse, obtuse). It is the de-
[1]
fendant’s answer to the (plaintiff’s, jury’s, suspect’s) declaration. It
[2]
is the statement of one being suspended. Its concept is one of the

major differences between criminal procedure under (common,
[3]
proper, abstract) law and procedure under the civil law system.

Under a common law, a plea of (innocent, guilty, indifferent) by
[4]
the defendant waives the jury trial of the charged offenses and the

defendant may be (sentenced, questioned, phrased) immediately.
[5]

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