Speaking legal English. Борисова Л.А. - 32 стр.

      UNIT 9. PUNISHMENT

      Vocabulary
      Exercise 1. Distribute the words into the following groups. Translate them
into Russian.

      1.   types of punishment
      2.   criminals
      3.   prison
      4.   prisoners

      cell                                 lawbreaker
      custody                              life-sentence prisoner
      corporal punishment                  long-term prisoner
      exile                                offender
      gaol                                 penal institution
      habitual offender                    penitentiary institution
      imprisonment                         prisoner of conscience
      incarceration                        prisoner of war
      inmate                               recidivist
      jail                                 solitary confinement
      juvenile delinquent                  wrongdoer

       Exercise 2. Guess the words in the blank spaces. The first and the last
letters have been given as a hint. Translate the sentences into Russian.

      1. A man has been r______d in custody charged with the murder of an
          eight-year-old girl.
      2. H____h punishment is expected to be meted out to the murderer.
      3. A dangerous criminal has e_____d from a high-security prison.
      4. She was released on p_____e after serving just half of her sentence.
      5. This notorious criminal is now s______g his term in prison but in three
          month’s time he will be released.
      6. She was released on $5000 b____l.
      7. In many countries prison p______n has been increasing substantially
          over recent years.
      8. We will take no p______e action against those who have broken the
          rules.
      9. One out of every 260 American adults is behind b_____s.
      10. Prison o_____s not only have to keep prisoners secure, but provide
          them with as full a life as possible.



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