VOCABULARY NOTES

public, adj. 1) of or affecting a population or community as a whole; 2) done, acting, etc., for the community; 3) open to all persons; maintained by or for a community: a public library; a matter of public knowledge; public opinion; public life; public relations; public school.

Syn. civil, general, open Ant. personal, private, closed

private, adj. 1) concerning one person or group of persons, not people in general; 2) of or belonging to some particular person or persons; personal: a private letter; living for private means; at my private house; a private life; private information.

Syn. individual, own, personal Ant. public, common, official

right, n. something to which a person is entitled, as by just claim or legal guarantee; something one may do or have by law: the right to education; to defend the right. He has a right to do that.

Syn. permission, licence, power

obligation, n. moral or legal duty; moral responsibility; smth. which a person is bound to do or not to do as a result of an agreement or responsibility: to be under an obligation to a friend for his help.

Syn. duty, charge, compulsion, responsibility

violate, v. to break (a law, an oath, a promise, a treaty, etc.); to act without proper respect: to violate law; to violate smb’s property.

Syn. break, disobey, infringe Ant. obey, respect

violation, n. the act of violating or state being violated; a breach, as of law: act in violation of treaty; violation of the rights of the citizens.

Syn. breach, infringement, abuse

violence, n. 1) intense force; 2) abusive or injurious physical force or action; damage; 3) violent act (conduct): crimes of violence; robbery with violence.

EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Consult a dictionary and transcribe the following words.

society private violation labour malicious

necessary public determine government nuisance

branch right inheritance negligence purchase

Exercise 2. Find in the text international words and translate them.

Exercise 3. Study the Vocabulary Notes and translate them into Ukrainian.

Exercise 4. Select the word or word combination best suited to the context. Use the Reference List.

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