Vocabulary exercises

1. Ex. 1. Derive all possible

1. nouns from the verbs given:

to advocate –	to sue –
to judge –	to try –
to investigate –	to suspect –
to defend –	to punish –
to counsel –	to litigate –
to prosecute –	to obey –
to sentence –

2. adjectives from the given nouns:

law –	prosecution –
stipend –	crime –
notary –	guilt –

Ex.2. Find 10 expressions made up of the words in the box:

to obey legal to collect Bar criminal magistrate law profession abiding to prove evidence the law Russian prosecuting to become case stipendiary a lawyer attorney guilt

Ex.3. Cross-one-out:

1. solicitor, barrister, attorney, judge

2. advocatura, procurator’s office, notary’s office, post office

3. to accuse, to sentence, to convict, to justify

4. to try, to hear, to litigate, to investigate

5. judge, justice, magistrate, barrister

6. punishment, penalty, sentence, evidence

7. petty, grave, minor, legal

8. notary, judge, investigator, suitor

Ex.4. Match the synonyms:

1. to investigate crimes	a) penalty
2. punishment	b) notary public
3. minor offence	c) Justice of the Peace
4. attorney	d) advocate
5. to sentence	e) counsel for the prosecution
6. defence attorney	f) to solve crimes
7. judge	g) counsel for the defence
8. prosecuting attorney	h) to convict
9. magistrate	i) verdict
10. notary	j) the accused
11. suit	k) case
12. to hear a case	l) to try a case
13. grave offence	m) serious offence
14. the prosecuted	n) petty offence
15. a sentence	o) justice

Ex. 5. Match the antonyms:

1. guilty	a) higher court
2. to defend the accused	b) criminal
3. to commit a crime	c) civil case
4. criminal case	d) stipendiary magistrate
5. prosecuting attorney	e) layman
6. lower court	f) justify
7. investigator	g) to prosecute the accused
8. expert	h) defence attorney
9. lay magistrate	i) to solve a crime
10. to sentence	j) innocent
11. minor offence	k) grave offence
12. to obey the law	l) to break the law
13. legal	m) illegal

Ex. 6. Match the terms with their definitions:

lawyer, magistrate, barrister,jury,prosecuting attorney, judge, attorney, defence attorney, solicitor,notary public, district attorney

1) one who is legally appointed to transact business on another’s behalf, a legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings;

2) a legal agent qualified to act for suitors in legal proceedings;