Unit 7 - Revision

1 Complete the words in these definitions with the missing letters.

1    The _____________ is a group of people who evaluate evidence presented in court.

2    The _____________ is an official judicial decision.

3    The _____________ is the person seeking to prove his/her innocence.

4    _____________ have to be paid to the legal representatives.

5    A _____________ is an agreement between two parties in a lawsuit.

6    The _____________ is the person who litigates.


2 Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used.

BRING       PROVIDE       SUFFER       FILE       MAKE       AWARD       REACH       PRESENT
SETTLE       RULE       ACCUSE       IMPOSE       TAKE

1    Is it worth trying to _____________ this lawsuit out of court?

2    The judge _____________ damages of a hundred thousand.

3    Do you think the court will _____________ in our favour?

4    A member of staff has _____________ her employer of sexual harassment.

5    We’d like you to _____________ evidence on our behalf.

6    They may decide to _____________ even stricter penalties.

7    We’re going to _____________ legal action against your client.

8    They’re _____________ a lawsuit against us for negligence.


3 Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary.

 1   He believes the leader must make decisions based _______ his sense _______ justice.

 2   Children in the country must be protected _______ abuses.

 3   There must be equality of rights for all citizens, regardless _______ nationality.

 4   Now the case has been quietly settled _______court.

 5   She was awarded £2,000 compensation _______ her injuries.

 6   The goals is to involve workers _______ the decision-making process.

 7   He was trained _______ law and has a Master’s degree in socio-legal studies.

 8   You must explain the reason why you were unable to meet - the deadline _______ submitting the
finished work.

 9   She’s hired a lawyer who specializes _______ divorce cases.

10   The surgeon was accused _______ negligence.

11   The arrests resulted _______ an anonymous telephone call.

12   France and Germany are _______ pressure to raise the number of troops they have in
Afghanistan.


4 Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentence above.

1  Scientists thought that the spider was extinct in the UK.

The spider _____________________________________ extinct in the UK.

2  Newspapers report that the burglary took place on 29 September.

The burglary _____________________________________ place on 29 September.

3  Historians long thought that Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe had died of a bladder infection.

Danish astronomer Tycho _____________________________________ of a bladder infection.

4  We understand that Ryanair is aiming at increasing passenger number to around 750,000 by 2012.

Ryanair _____________________________________ at increasing passenger numbers to around 750,000 by
2012.

5  People said that the group were planning to shoot Obama.

The group _____________________________________ to shoot Obama.