Ex. 21. Match the words from the box with the definitions below

 

a. drug smuggling f. shop-lifting k. fraud

b. hijacking g. kidnapping 1. arson

c. pick-pocketing h. mugging m. theft

d. assault i. murder n. parking offence

e. armed robbery j. drunken driving

 

1. They broke the window of the car and stole the radio.

2. They sold paintings that they knew weren't genuine masterpieces.

3. They illegally carried drugs into another country.

4. They held a pistol at the pilot's head and he had to do what they said.

5. They set fire to the shop.

6. They took some things off the shelves and left the shop without paying for them.

7. They took away the rich man's son and asked him a lot of money.

8. They hit the man on the head as he was walking along the street and stole all his money and credit cards.

9. They took her purse out other handbag in the crowded bus.

10. They murdered a man during a robbery.

11. They drove a car under the influence of drink.

12. They stole £ 1, 000 from a bank, by threatening someone with a gun.

13. They hurt a boy in a fight in a disco-club.

14. They parked a car in a no-parking zone.

 

Ex. 22. At what stage or stages of the criminal process is the person involved called:

1) the defendant

2) the offender

3) the suspect

4) the convict

5) the criminal

6) the accused

Choose from the box below:

a) at any time after conviction

b) before being arrested and charged

c) (as a general term) at any time after committing a crime; (as a law term) after conviction

d) after being charged and during the trial

e) after conviction and especially during the period of punishment

f) after being charged with an offence and especially during the trial