MULTIPLE CHOICE

1) A person who steals money placed in his care.

1 a forger
2 an arsonist
3 an embezzler
4 a poacher
2) ................ means catching game birds, animals or fish without permission on somebody
else’s property.
1 hunting
2 stealing
3 trespassing
4 poaching
3) A person who enters a building illegally, especially by force, in order to steal.
1 a burglar
2 a robber
3 a hooligan
4 a vandal
4) A person who steals money, etc from other people’s pockets, especially in crowded places.
1 a thief
2 a pickpocket
3 a shoplifter
4 a robber
5) The judge has pronounced .......................... of ten years’imprisonment.
1 an accusation
2 a punishment
3 a sentence
4 a conviction
6) The correct spelling for the English equivalent of the Romanian word – contrabandist – is:
1 imbezzler
2 embezler
3 embezzler
4 embezller
2
7) He has been released from prison .................... and if he does not behave satisfactorily, he
will be sent back.
1 on probation
2 on remission
3 into custody
4 on testing
8) There was no need for a trial, because the client decided to .................... and forgive the
attacker.
1 serve his sentence
2 appear in court
3 drop all the charges
4 commute his sentence
9) ............... means money paid by or for a person accused of a crime, as security that he will
return for his trial if he is allowed to go free until then.
1 Probation
2 Bribe
3 Bail
4 Fine
10) A .................... is a lawyer who prepares legal documents, advises clients on legal matters
and speaks for them in lower courts.
1 solicitor
2 prosecutor
3 judge
4 barrister
11) A person who takes people hostage for a ransom is called a .......................
1 hijacker
2 bandit
3 kidnapper
4 rapist
12) The correct spelling for the English equivalent of the Romanian word – omor prin
imprudenţă – is:
1 menslaughter
2 manslother
3 manslaughter
4 manslauther
3
13) After ten hours, the Jury finally reached its …………….: the prisoner was guilty.
1 sentence
2 verdict
3 point
4 conclusion
14) A person who willfully gives a false statement while under oath, concerning a material
matter in a judicial proceeding is said to commit .................. .
1 slander
2 bribery
3 perjury
4 treason
15) A ....................... is someone who testifies, especially in a court of law to events or facts
within his own knowledge.
1 registrar
2 spectator
3 witness
4 friend
16) Any witness shall take an oath that the .................. he/she is about to give shall be the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
1 confession
2 testimony
3 verdict
4 statement
17) To .................... means to go or intrude on the property, privacy, or preserves of another
with
no right or permission.
1 trespass
2 forge
3 break in
4 burgle
18) .................. is defined as giving or promising to give a public official something of value
with a corrupt intention to influence the official in the discharge of his or her official duty.
1 Forgery
2 Larceny
3 Bribery
4 Perjury
4
19) ..................... is the false making or altering of any document that either has legal
significance or is commonly relied upon in business transactions.
1 Deceit
2 Smuggling
3 Corruption
4 Forgery
20) Since the defendant did not have a criminal record, he got away with a small ........... .
1 ransom
2 punishment
3 fine
4 ticket
21) The woman sitting in the witness ............ will certainly commit perjury.
1 box
2 stand
3 seat
4 bench
22) A .............. will be appointed to investigate the violent and suspicious death of the teenager.
1 prosecutor
2 doctor
3 coroner
4 judge
23) He was caught ..................... stealing money from the cash-box.
1 red-handed
2 heavy-handed
3 light-fingered
4 heavy-set
24) You can’t have burgled the house alone, so who was your ............... ?
1 ally
2 accomplice
3 assistant
4 associate
25) Wilkinson is alleged to have ................... a number of serious crimes.
1 done
2 made
3 committed
4 discharged
5
26) She will soon ................. trial for the part she played in the recent robbery.
1 give
2 perform
3 make
4 stand
27) Detectives are said to be ....................... into the causes of the recent fire.
1 looking
2 investigating
3 checking
4 searching
28) The victim ............... the law into her own hands by killing her attacker.
1 took
2 seized
3 grabbed
4 put
29) ‘I object, Your Honour, the lawyer is ................. the witness!’
1 harassing
2 intimidating
3 offending
4 leading
30) Many civilized countries have long abolished the death .................
1 penalty
2 punishment
3 conviction
4 sentence
31) A threat of attack to another person, followed by actual attack which need amount only to
touching with hostile intent is called .....................
1 rape
2 assault and battery
3 threat
4 vandalism
32) The man jumped out of the window and committed ................
1 death
2 homicide
3 murder
4 suicide
6
33) The police said there was no sign of a .......... entry even though the house had been burgled.
1 broken
2 burst
3 forced
4 smashed
34) He was placed ............ house arrest for his own safety.
1 on
2 in
3 under
4 within
35) Is the defendant going to ............ guilty or not guilty?
1 plead
2 play
3 appeal
4 appear
36) Mr. Johnson was ............... fifty pounds for drinking and driving.
1 charged
2 fined
3 ordered
4 penalized
37) As it was her first offence, the judge gave her a ............... sentence.
1 kind
2 lenient
3 severe
4 tolerant
38) The defendant was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was ..................... .
1 absolved
2 acquitted
3 forgiven
4 pardoned
39) Ted Bundy was a hardened criminal who showed no .................. for his crimes.
1 penance
2 pity
3 remorse
4 reproach
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40) His sentence has been commuted to six months on the ................ of failing health.
1 bases
2 causes
3 grounds
4 reasons
41) He was convicted to 10 years of prison and ................. of his property.
1 confiscated
2 denied
3 removed
4 deprived
42) The judge recommended more humane forms of punishment for juvenile ......................
1 convicts
2 villains
3 sinners
4 delinquents
43) If you can’t resolve the dispute, it will have to be settled by.......................
1 arbitration
2 court
3 election
4 referee
44) All his friends thought he was guilty, but no one could ................ anything against him.
1 accuse
2 ensure
3 point
4 prove
45) I ............... to say anything unless I am allowed to speak to my lawyer.
1 deny
2 neglect
3 refuse
4 resist
46) The new harassment law comes into ............... on September 15.
1 force
2 condition
3 date
4 power
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47) As the result of a police ............. on the disco, twenty teenagers were arrested.
1 invasion
2 raid
3 intrusion
4 entry
48) The police have to ................... the law, not to take it into their own hands.
1 press
2 break
3 force
4 enforce
49) He was charged .............. assault and battery and taken to prison.
1 of
2 with
3 on
4 in
50) As he was suspected ........... drug traffic, he was placed .............. investigation.
1 on, on
2 of, into
3 with, under
4 of, under
51) He was taken ......... custody for smuggling and released ........... bail the same day.
1 into, with
2 in, on
3 to, with
4 into, on
52) ‘You have no right to enter my house without a search .................... .’
1 permit
2 warrant
3 authorisation
4 licence
53) As he didn’t have a criminal ............., the judge sentenced him to 50 hours of community
work.
1 case
2 file
3 record
4 dossier
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54) The judge will hear the next ............ after a short break.
1 lawsuit
2 trial
3 charge
4 case
55) After they pronounced the verdict, the judge .................. the case.
1 dismissed
2 discharged
3 declined
4 removed
56) ‘I am a law-................... citizen, I could never break the law!’
1 respecting
2 abiding
3 obeying
4 breaking
57) Before the trial begins, the jurors ................ to decide the facts fairly.
1 promise
2 declare
3 swear
4 guarantee
58) In criminal cases, the judge has to decide whether the accused is guilty ‘beyond any
..................... doubt’.
1 reasonable
2 unresolved
3 probable
4 uncertain
59) Any sentence has to be imposed ................ limits that have been fixed by the legislature.
1 inside
2 within
3 outside
4 under
60) Judge Williams ........................ today as judge Thomson has been taken ill.
1 presides
2 will preside
3 is presiding
4 presided