Speaking legal English. Борисова Л.А. - 24 стр.

      To serve on a jury                               Voir Dire
      To be eligible for jury service                  To challenge a juror
      To be exempt from jury service                   Challenge for cause
      To excuse from jury service                      Peremptory challenge
      To sit on the jury                               Trial jury
      Jury panel                                       Foreman of the jury
      To take an oath                                  Alternate juror
      To swear in the jury

     Exercise 10. On the basis of the words and expressions from Exercise 9
answer the following questions.

      1.   How are jurors selected?
      2.   Who can/can’t be a juror?
      3.   Who can be excused from jury service?
      4.   How is the trial jury selected?
      5.   What are the duties of the jurors?

       Exercise 11. Make a presentation about advantages and disadvantages of
the jury system.


      UNIT 7. CRIME

      Vocabulary
      Exercise 1. Give your definition of a crime.

      Exercise 2. Do you know the difference between felony, misdemeanor
and offence? Fill in the gaps in the definitions with one of these words, translate
them and give examples of each category of crime.

       A … is an act that people consider to be shocking and unacceptable. It is a
less serious crime in nature.
       A … is a very serious crime punishable by death or confinement in a state
prison.
       A … is a violation of local laws or of rules of accepted public conduct and
behaviour.

      Exercise 3. What are the elements of crime?

      Exercise 4. Make a list of crimes. Let the other students give definitions of
each of them.

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