CRIME AND LAW VOCABULARY 1

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Crime and law vocabulary is essential for understanding the news, watching courtroom dramas, and reading English at an advanced level. This exercise covers the core terms used in everyday coverage of legal proceedings.

Did you know?Much of the English legal vocabulary you'll encounter today came from Norman French, which arrived with the conquest of England in 1066. Words like verdict, jury, plaintiff, defendant, bail, felony, and justice are all French in origin. Meanwhile, more everyday crime words like thief, steal, murder, and law itself come from Old English and Old Norse.

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Complete each sentence using one of the following words: suspect, witness, verdict, bail, sentence, charge, evidence, alibi, arrest, trial.

1. The police have a but haven't made any arrests yet.✓

2. She was the only who saw what really happened that night.✓

3. After three weeks of deliberation, the jury finally returned a of not guilty.✓

4. He was released on while he waited for his trial.✓

5. The judge handed down a five-year for the crime.✓

6. She was facing a of fraud.✓

7. The prosecution didn't have enough to secure a conviction.✓

8. His was confirmed by three people who said he was with them all evening.✓

9. The police made the after tracking him for weeks.✓

10. The lasted six weeks and was covered extensively by the media.✓

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