Justice (2021 DL)

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Exercise 3

• The American justice system copied much of the British system back when America was still a British colony.
• She would sit next to her lawyer.
• Because plea bargains have become very common (function), the courtroom architects have created space (form) where these bargains can be discussed.

Exercise 4

•  compensation
•  to acquit
•  a barrister
•  the prosecution
•  evidence
•  a unanimous verdict

• The adjective anonymous refers to someone whose name is unknown or unidentified. 
• The adjective unanimous means fully in agreement: sharing the same views or sentiments or having the consent of everyone involved.

Exercise 4

•  to deliberate
•  the district attorney (D.A.)
•  impartiality
•  to raise an objection
•  a conviction

• The word conviction has two meanings: 
• the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime (to be convicted)
• a strong opinion or belief (to be convinced)

Exercise 4

•  a fine
•  capital punishment / the death penalty
•  mitigating / extenuating circumstances
•  a suspended jail term
•  to plead guilty
•  a plea bargain
•  a charge

If you do not lock the door of your house, you should not complain when a burglary takes place.

1. I agree
2. I do not agree

If you keep provoking someone with racist comments, you should not complain when they eventually become violent.

1. I agree
2. I do not agree

Environmental crimes (e.g. poisoning a lake or shooting an endangered animal) should be punished as hard as assault or murder.

1. I agree
2. I do not agree

I completely trust the police and the justice system in my country.

1. I agree
2. I do not agree

Exercise 5

1.  to acquit smo. of - an acquittal
2.  to convict smo. of - a conviction
3.  to plead - a plea
4.  to object to - to raise an objection
5.  to testify - a testimony
6.  to fine - a fine
7.  to try smo. for - to put smo. on trial
8. to charge smo. with - to bring charges against smo.

Do you think the judge's decision to show Lacy the door was a fair one?

1. Yes, she was misbehaving.
2. No, he didn't have the right to send her out.

Exercise 6

1.  witnesses
2.  evidence
3.  the death penalty / capital punishment
4.  prosecution / DA
5.  charged
6.  verdict
7.  law
8.  acquitted
9.  object
10.  prisons

Exercise 8

1.  arson
2.  burglary
3.  petty theft
4.  murder / homicide
5.  manslaughter
6.  corruption
7.  bribery
8.  slander
9.  parole
10.  bail

Rank these crimes from the ones you find most serious to the least offensive:

•  arson
•  burglary
•  petty theft
•  murder / homicide
•  manslaughter
•  corruption
•  drunk driving
•  bribery
•  slander
•  environmental crime

Lara breaks into Mrs Gaublomme's house to steal exam copies. Her husband wakes up and out of fear, he hits Lara in the head. Can she sue him on charges of assault?

1. Yes
2. No

Out of frustration over coronavirus restrictions, Lena intentionally set the school on fire on a Saturday morning. If the principal dies because of this, is she guilty of murder?

1. Yes, she is guilty of murder.
2. No, but she is guilty of manslaughter.
3. No, she is only guilty of arson.
4. No, she is completely innocent.

Standing in the library a few feet away from the top of a flight of stairs, Guus and Darius argue over the meaning of life in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The argument becomes increasingly heated and culminates in Guus pushing Darius, hard enough to cause him to fall backwards and down the stairs. Darius dies from the resulting injuries. What will the verdict be?

1. Guus is innocent.
2. Guus is guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
3. Guus is guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
4. Guus is guilty of second-degree murder.

What is the worst excuse to use before a divorce lawyer?

1. "Someone might have thrown the underwear into my car while I was driving."
2. "I accidentally bought the wrong size of lingerie at the store."
3. "When I came home and went to bed, I didn't know there was a woman in it."
4. "I'm a man who needs food, sex and silence, and I wasn't getting any of it."