EXERCISE 8 Read the text and fill in the gaps with the from the box.

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EXERCISE 7 Choose the correct definition for each legal profession from the box.

EXERCISE 6 Draw a word ladder starting with the least serious punishment and ending with the most serious.

probation

life imprisonment

suspended sentence

fine

community service

disqualification from driving

compensation probation

a. magistrates d. judges g. clerks of the court

b. solicitors e. jury

c. barristers f. coroners

1. An officer acting as a judge in the lower courts.

2. A public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a law court.

3. A group of people who swear to give a true decision on issues in a law court.

4. An official who investigates the cause of any death thought to be violent or unnatural causes.

5. A lawyer who has the right to speak and argue in higher law courts.

6. A lawyer who prepares legal documents, advises on legal matters and speaks for them in lower law courts.

7 An official who looks after administrative and legal matters in the courtroom.

sentences judge crimes prisoners

jury magistrate behaviour Crown

imprisonment

In England there are no minimum ... , except for ... , which carries a penalty of life ... . There are maximum sentences for other . . . Crimes are first heard by a ... who can either pass sentence, or refer the crime to a ... Court with a ... and ... . Here are maximum sentences for some crimes. Sentences can be reduced for good . . . , often by one-third or more. «Life sentences» are rarely more than 14 years, and it would be possible to release ... after 7 years.