VOCABULARY NOTES

code n. 1. collection of laws arranged in a system. 2. system of rules and principles that has been accepted by society or a class or group of people: a high moral code; a code of honour.

Syn. principles, canon, rules, system, regulations

legislature n. lawmaking body (e.g. Parliament in Great Britain); a body of persons empowered to make change or repeal laws.

Syn. parliament, assembly, congress, law-making body, senate, house, chamber

prosecutor n. 1. a person who prosecutes on behalf the state: Public Prosecutor. 2. a person who starts legal proceeding against others: a prosecuting attorney.

judge v. 1. hear and try cases in a law-court: God will judge all men. 2. give a decision; estimate, consider: Don’t judge of a man by his looks.

Syn. arbitrate, decide, determine, adjudicate

judge n. a public officer authorized to hear and decide case in a court of law.

Syn. magistrate, justice, arbiter

judgement n. decision of a judge or court: to pass judgement on a prisoner.

Syn. decision, opinion, verdict, sentence

guilt n. condition of having done wrong; responsibility for wrong-doing: The guilt of the accused man was in doubt.

Syn. blame, culpability Ant. innocence

guilty adj. having done wrong: to plead guilty of a crime; to be guilty of a crime.

Syn. criminal, faulty Ant. innocent, faultless

commit (a crime) v. perform (a crime, foolish act, etc.): to commit an offence; to commit larceny.

Syn. break, violate, disobey (the law)

EXERCISES

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

Order legislature offender accuse

Punishment define prosecutor lawyer

Decision government judgement responsible

Court judiciary guilty crime

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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