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III. Give English equivalents for the following words and expressions.
- шукати захист у суді
- порушувати справу за наклеп
- судитися
- подавати позов
- принизити
- образити
- заключна промова судді до присяжних
- тяжба
- переслідувати у судовому порядку
- наймач
- позивач
- захисник
- зустрічний позов
- скарга
- підсудний
- одностайне рішення присяжних
IV. Math each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the right
| 1. DEFENDANT | a. proceeding taken in court synonymous to case, suit, lawsuit. |
| 2. ACTION | b.(crim.) person charged with a crime. (civ.) person or entity against whom a civil a action is brought |
| 3. PREPONDERANCE | с. means that the weight of evidence presented by OF EVIDENCE one side is more convincing to the true of facts than the evidence presented by the opposing side. |
| 4. PLAINTIFF | d. claim presented by a defendant in opposition to the claim of the plaintiff. |
| 5. COUNTERCLAIM | e. the party, who begins an action, complains or sues. |
| 6. COMPLAINT | f. any proceeding, action, cause, lawsuit or controversy initiated through the court system by filing a complaint, petition or information. |
| 7. CASE | g. (crim.) formal "written charge that a person committed a criminal offence. (civ) initial document filed by a plaintiff which starts the claim against the defendant |
| 8. WITNESS | h. a form of proof legally presented at a trial through witnesses, records, documents, etc. |
| 9. TRIAL | i. person who testifies under oath in court regarding what was seen, heard or otherwise observed |
| 10. EVIDENCE | j. the presentation of evidence in court to a tried of facts who applies the applicable law to those facts and then decides the case. |
V. Answer the questions:
1. Who are the participants in the legal procedure?
2. In what way does the legal procedure start?
a) in civil cases,
b) in criminal cases.
3. Who is a plaintiff?
a) in civil,
b) in criminal.
4. Who is a defendant?
5. What is a complaint?
6. How many jurors are necessary to agree upon the verdict in a criminal case?
7. At what stage or stages of the criminal process is the person involved called:
a) the defendant,
b) the offender,
c) the suspect,
d) the convict,
e) the criminal,
f) the accused.
