Match English words and phrases with their Russian equivalents

1. civil wrong a) неэтичное действие

2. to sue b) деликтное право

3. to receive compensation c) гражданское правонарушение

4. to commit a crime d) преследовать в судебном порядке

5. to prosecute e) получать компенсацию

6. testimony f) совершать преступление

7. charge g) достигать

8. tort law h) доказательство

9. to accomplish i) обвинение

10. unethical act j) предъявлять иск

4.2. Match English words with their definitions:

1. lawsuit a) the act of punishing or process

of being punished;

a way in which a person is punished;

2. crime b) something (esp. money) given as a way of

compensation;

3. tort c) the act of preventing;

4. punishment d) a matter brought to a court of law for decision by a private person or company, not by the police or the state;

5. injury e) an offence which is punishable by law;

6. prevention f) harm; damage to a person;

7. compensation g) a wrongful but not criminal act, that can be dealt

with in a civil court of law;

4.3. Answer the following questions choosing the correct answer:

1. What is a tort?

a) a debt owed to the sovereign;

b) a criminal offence which is punishable by law;

c) a civil wrong that causes either a physical or an emotional injury.

2. What is the main difference between tort law and criminal laws?

a) criminal laws are statutory laws;

b) the goal each is intended to accomplish;

c) the size of the compensatory damages.

3. Who is the named plaintiff in a criminal case?

a) the state;

b) an individual;

c) a group of individuals.

4. What is the purpose behind the civil lawsuit?

a) to put the defendant in prison;

b) to return the victim to the same position he or she was before the tort was committed;

c) to insult the defendant.

5. In what way is a tort usually punished?

a) imprisonment;

b) probation;

c) compensation.

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