B.1) judge a) the judicial decision of a case in court
or verdict
2) judicial b) a body of persons sworn to render a verdict
or true answer on a law case officially
submitted to them
3) jury c) a public officer authorized to hear and to
determine cases in a court of law
4) adjudicate d) to settle judicially
5) judgment e) pertaining to courts of law or to judges
5. PREPOSITIONS. Choose the right preposition in brackets according
to the contents of the sentences (by, from, in, on, to, of, for).
1. If no precedent could be found, the judge made a decision that is based ... existing legal principles and his decision would become a precedent for other courts to follow when a similar case arose.
2. All new treaties must be adopted only... reference ... the main legal document of a country, its Constitution.
3. These judges are free to depart ... the precedent and set a new precedent as it is accepted and used by other judges.
4. How many chapters is the Ukrainian Constitution composed ...?
5. In the USA jurors are selected at random ... all of the registered voters in the district.
6. The judge must instruct the jury ... the law that applies ... the case.
7. Even statutes often need to be interpreted ... the courts ... order ... fit particular cases, and these interpretations become new precedents.
8. The property and affairs of mentally-ill persons are administered ... the Court of Protection.