III. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following Russian phrases

рассматривать серьезные правонарушения;

торговля наркотиками;

грабеж с применением оружия;

презумпция невиновности;

установить вину;

иметь право нанять адвоката;

восстановить картину преступления;

подвергать свидетелей перекрестному допросу;

представлять показания суду присяжных;

выносить приговор и назначать наказание;

быть прерогативой судьи.

IV. Find in the text the words corresponding to the following definitions.

a) the crime of killing a person by someone who did not intend to do it;

b) the right or power of administering law or justice;

c) the answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter committed to their examination and judgment;

d) the person or people who is or are on trial in a court;

e) to ask detailed questions to a witness in a trial in order to discover if he or she has been telling the truth;

f) to decide officially in a court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime;

g) careful consideration before decision; formal consultation or discussion.

V. Match the verbs (on the left) with the nouns (on the right).

to provide guilt

to determine aid

to grant innocence

to presume defence

VI. Make up sentences with the phrases you’ve got.