People in the law 1 CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR LAW

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR LAW

People in the law 1

This exercise tests your knowledge of the names we give to people who work in or for the legal system, or people who become involved in a legal process. Complete each sentence with an appropriate word (the first and last letters have been given to you in each case), and use your answers to fill in the crossword on the next page. Across 2 A l________r is a general term for any qualified member of the legal profession. 6 An a________y is somebody who is legally allowed to act on behalf of someone else. 11 A member of 4 down is called a j________r. 12 The j________y is the collective word for all judges in a country, as well as the court system in general. 13 An a________e is somebody who has the right to speak in open court as the representative of a party in a legal case. 15 A t________r is a man who has made a will. 16 A b________r is a member of the legal profession who can plead or argue a case in one of the higher courts of law. 19 An a________t is a person who appeals to a higher court in order to get it to change a decision or a sentence imposed by a lower court. 20 A c________t is somebody who is kept in prison as punishment for a crime. 21 The person who is elected by the other 11 members of 4 down is called the f________n. 23 A p________n officer supervises people who have committed something wrong but are not sent to prison, or people who have been released early from prison on certain conditions. 24 A s________t is someone whom the police believe has committed a crime. 26 A w________s is someone who sees something happen, or is present when it happens. 27 A j________e is an official who presides over a court and in civil cases decides which party is in the right. Down 1 A c________t is a person who is represented by a 2 across. 3 A c________t is a person who takes legal action against someone in the civil courts. 4 A group of 12 citizens who are sworn to decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty on the basis of the evidence they hear in court is called a j________y. 5 Somebody who receives something under a will is called a b________y. 7 A m________e is an official (who is not a 2 across and who is usually unpaid) who tries cases in a lower court. 8 An a________r is somebody who decides who is right and what should be done in a disagreement or dispute. 9 A t________r is someone who has committed a civil wrong, or tort. 10 The person who brings criminal charges against someone in a court is called a p________r. 14 A d________t is someone who is sued in a civil case or somebody who is accused of a crime in a criminal case. 17 A person who applies for a court order is called an a________t. 18 A s________r is a 2 across who has passed the examinations of the Law Society and has a valid certificate to practise, who gives advice to members of public and acts for them in legal matters. 22 A c________r is a public official who investigates the cause of death or the reason for it, especially if it is sudden or unexpected. 25 C________l is the term for a 16 across acting for one of the parties in a legal action.

 

ANSWER KEY

People in the law 1 (pages 48 – 49) Across: 2. lawyer 6. attorney (used especially in the USA) 11. juror 12. judiciary 13. advocate 15. testator (a woman who makes a will is called a testatrix) 16. barrister* 19. appellant 20. convict (we also say prisoner. Convict can also be a verb: to convict someone of a crime) 21. foreman (called the foreman of the jury) 23. probation (somebody who has been put on probation is called a probationer) 24. suspect (this can also be a verb: to suspect someone of something) 26. witness (this can also be a verb: to witness something) 27. judge* (this can also be a  verb: to judge someone) Down: 1. client 3. claimant (we can also say litigant. Claimant has replaced the word plaintiff) 4. jury* 5. Beneficiary (someone who gives money, property, etc, to others in a will is called a benefactor) 7. magistrate* (also called a Justice of the Peace, or JP for short) 8. adjudicator (arbitrator has a similar meaning) 9. tortfeasor 10. prosecutor 14. Defendant (also called the accused in criminal cases) 17. applicant 18. solicitor 22. coroner 25. counsel (for example, defence counsel, or counsel for the prosecution) * For more information on barristers, magistrates, judges and juries, see People in the law 2 on page 50.