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LANDMARKS IN LAW 2.1 Vocabulary using an English–English dictionary A How can an English–English dictionary help you understand and produce spoken and written English?


B Study the dictionary extract on the opposite page. 1 Why are the two words (top left and top right) important? 2 How many meanings does judicial have? What about judicious? 3 Why does the word judge appear twice in bold? 4 What do we call someone who sits in a magistrates’ court? 5 Where is the main stress on judiciary? What about justice? 6 What is the pronunciation of j in each bold word in this extract? 7 What is the pronunciation of u in each bold word in this extract? 8 What part of speech is judgemental? 9 Can we write: The court justiced the criminal. Why (not)?


C Look at the bold words in the dictionary extract on the opposite page.


1 What order are they in?


2 Write the words in box a in the same order.


1 Which word from Exercise C will appear on this page?


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case precedent bind right duty overturn condition follow


promise consideration device appeal persuasive plaintiff


D Look at the top of this double page from an English–English dictionary. principle


2 Think of words before and after some of the words in Exercise C.


E Look up the red words in box a. 1 How many meanings can you find for each word?


2 What kind of noun/verb is each word? 3 Which meaning is most likely in legal text?


F Look up the green words in box a. 1 Where is the main stress in each word?


2 What is the sound of the underlined letter(s) in each word? 3 Which meaning is most likely in legal text?


G Test each other on the words from Exercises E and F. Give the dictionary definition of one of the words. Can your partner guess which word you are defining?


H What does the picture on the opposite page show? Use some of the words from this lesson. 14


prosecution


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