VOCABULARY. felony фелония (категория тяжких преступлений, по степени опасности находящаяся между государственной изменой и мисдиминором) entitle

felony	фелония (категория тяжких преступлений, по степени опасности находящаяся между государственной изменой и мисдиминором)	entitle	давать право
provide	предусматривать	reprieve an offender	отсрочить исполнение приговора осужденному
capital crime	преступление, караемое смертной казнью	petition for mercy	подавать ходатайство о помиловании
benefit of clergy	неподсудность духовенства светскому суду (привилегия духовного звания)	execution	приведение в исполнение приговора к смертной казни, смертная казнь
ordain	посвящать в духовный сан	gallows	виселица
subject	подлежащий	royal pardon	королевское помилование
secular	светский	eventually	со временем
convict	признать виновным	spectacle	зрелище
ecclesiastical	церковный	in private	при закрытых дверях
literacy	грамотность	restrict	ограничивать
recite	декламировать	shoot	застрелить
psalm	псалом	cause	быть причиной
execute	казнить	explosion	взрыв
erratic	беспорядочный	second occasion	повторный случай

► Ex. II. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1) Death was the penalty for all misdemeanours. 2) Death penalty was applied as widely as the law provided. 3) Many offenders who committed capital murders were allowed what was known as benefit of clergy. 4) Many offenders who were ordained priests were subject to trial by the secular courts rather than the church courts. 5) If the offender convicted of a felony could show that he had been ordained, he was allowed to repair a damage. 6) Anyone convicted of a felony was allowed to escape the death sentence by giving proof of morality. 7) The application of the death penalty was well-ordered. 8) The judge was entitled to reprieve the offender so that he could repent of his sins. 9) The judge was obliged to reprieve the offender;. 10) If the judge decided to leave the offender for execution, the death sentence was carried out momentarily. 11) Many offenders who were convicted of misdemeanours didn't escape the gallows. 12) Executions in England were carried out in private in prisons. 13) Few people attended the regular executions in London. 14) Scenes of pacification in the crowd followed an execution. 15) It was believed that robbers were busy among the spectators at executions. 16) Public opinion supported the idea of executions as spectacles.

► Ex. III. Restore the word order in the following statements.

1) Death the penalty for all felonies was. 2) Death penalty was never as widely as the law applied provided. 3) Many offenders were what was known as benefit of clergy allowed. 4) Many offenders who were were ordained priests subject to trial by the church courts. 5) If the offender allowed convicted of a felony could show that he had been ordained, he was to go free. 6) Anyone convicted of a felony to escape the death sentence by giving proof of literacy was allowed. 7) The application of the death penalty erratic was. 8) The judge was to reprieve the offender entitled. 9) The judge not obliged to reprieve the offender was. 10) If the judge decided to leave, the death sentence was carried out immediately the offender for execution. 11) Many offenders who were convicted of capital crimes the gallows as a result of royal pardons escaped. 12) Great crowds the regular executions in London attended. 13) Scenes of violence in the crowd an execution followed. 14) Pickpockets busy among the spectators at executions were.

► Ex. IV. Translate the following words and phrases from Russian into English.

Возместить ущерб; нравственное поведение; упорядоченный; раскаиваться; умиротворение; фелония; преступление, караемое смертной казнью; неподсудность духовенства светскому суду; посвящать в духовный сан; признать виновным; казнить; давать право; отсрочить исполнение приговора осужденному; подавать ходатайство о помиловании; приведение в исполнение приговора к смертной казни; виселица; королевское помилование; повторный случай.

► Ex. V. Complete the following statements.

1) Death was... 2) Death penalty was never applied as... 3) Many offenders who committed capital crimes were allowed... 4) Many offenders who were ordained priests were subject to... 5) If the offender convicted of a felony could show... he was allowed... or was subject to... 6) Anyone convicted of a felony was allowed... 7) The application of the death penalty was... 8) The judge was entitled... 9) The judge was not obliged... 10) If the judge decided... the death sentence was... 11) Many offenders who were convicted of capital crimes escaped... as a result of... 12) Executions in England were... 13) Great crowds attended... 14) Scenes of... followed... 15) It was believed that pickpockets... 16) Public opinion turned... 17) After 1868 executions were carried out in... 18) Capital murders are...

► Ex. VI. Choose one topic to speak about

a) benefit of clergy;

b) erratic application of death penalty;

c) death penalty and its execution;

d) capital crimes.

Retell the text “Capital punishment and its application”.