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61. Write a judge’s summing up after a trial, reminding the jury of the witnesses’
testimony and advising them on how to reach their verdict.
NOTE
A. Note the difference between the verbs: steal and rob. The object of the verb
‘steal’ is the thing which is taken away, e.g. they stole my bike, whereas the object of
the verb ‘rob’ is the person or place from which things are stolen, e.g. I was robbed
last night. A masked man robbed the bank. ‘Steal’ is irregular; steal, stole, stolen.
B. The table below gives the names of some other types of crimes together with
their associated verbs and the name of the person who commits the crimes.
crime definition criminal verb
murder killing someone
murderer
murder
shoplifting stealing something from a shop shoplifter shoplift
burglary stealing something from someone’s home burglar burgle
smuggling taking something illegally into another country smuggler smuggle
kidnapping taking a person hostage in exchange for money
or other favours, etc.
kidnapper kidnap
C. All the verbs in the table above are regular.
Here are some more useful verbs connected with crime and law. Note that many
of them have particular prepositions associated with them.
Bill committed a crime when he robbed a bank. Someone witnessed the crime
and told the police. The police charged him with bank robbery. They also accused
his twin brother, Ben, of being his accomplice.
The case came to court and they were tried. The trial did not last very long. Bill
and Ben both pleaded not guilty in court. Their lawyer did her best to defend them
but the prosecuting lawyer produced a very strong case against them.
After brief deliberations, the jury passed verdict on them. They decided that Bill
was but Ben was innocent. The judge acquitted Ben of any involvement in the
robbery but sentenced Bill to three years in prison. He also had to pay a large fine.
Bill served two years in prison [jail] but was released from prison a year early. He got
time off for good behaviour.
D. Here are some useful nouns.
trial: the legal process in court whereby an accused person is investigated, or tried,
and then found guilty or not guilty
case: a crime that is being investigated
evidence: information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not
proof: evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not
judge: the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentence i.e. the punishment
jury: group of twelve citizens who decide on the verdict i.e. whether the accused is
guilty or not
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