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LAW AND ORDER 1.1 Vocabulary guessing words in context • prefixes and suffixes


A Read the text. The red words are probably familiar to you in general English. But can you think of a different meaning for each word in legal English?


My friend walked into the bar. He was carrying a small case.We had a brief conversation about the weather and then started chatting about last night’s football match. I had hardly finished a sentence when he complained that his team had lost because the defence had been really bad. They had played without any conviction. I took a stand against him and said you shouldn’t judge a team on the evidence of just one match.


B Read these sentences from legal texts. Complete each sentence with one of the red words from Exercise A.


1 The 2 A solicitor gives a asked the members of the jury to leave the court. 3 My lawyer disagreed with the verdict and wants my


to the barrister which consists of important legal documents. to go to a higher court.


4 The accused was shocked when he was found guilty and given a four-year prison 5 I think she already has a 6 As the key witness took the


for shoplifting. 7 The prosecution hasn’t got enough


8 Barristers are lawyers who have been called to the 9 The lawyers for the


C Study the words in box a. 1 What is the connection between all the words?


2 What is the base word in each case? 3 What do we call the extra letters? 4 What is the meaning of each prefix? 5 Can you think of another word with each prefix?


D Study the words in box b. 1 What is the connection between all the words?


2 What is the base word in each case? 3 What do we call the extra letters? 4 What effect do the extra letters have on the base word? 5 Can you think of another word with each suffix?


E Discuss the picture on the opposite page using words from this page.


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there was complete silence in the court. to secure a guilty verdict. .


complained that their client could not get a fair trial. a


dishonest enforce illegal impartial indecisive international jurisdiction mistrial unjust


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acceptable accusation adversarial defendant


inquisitorial judgment justice prosecution solicitor statutory


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