III. Insert the proper word into the following sentences and explain its meaning with the help of the dictionary
1. … are made against a person.
2. Crimes are often committed among … people.
3. A … crime is a crime without direct victim.
4. Organized criminal groups are sometimes called … .
5. Weapons … is an example of organized crime.
IV. Find a proper definition for the following words meaning law breakers.
A
| 1. arsonist | a) sets fire to property illegally |
| 2. shoplifter | b) anyone who breaks the law |
| 3. offender | c) breaks into houses or other buildings to steal |
| 4. vandal | d) steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer |
| 5. burglar | e) kills someone |
| 6. murderer | f) causes damage to property |
| 7. kidnapper | g) steals things from people’s pockets in crowded places |
| 8. pickpocket | h) gets secret information from another country |
| 9. accomplice | i) buys and sells drugs illegally |
| 10. drug dealer | j) takes away people by force and demands money for their return |
| 11. spy | k) helps a criminal in a criminal act |
| 12. terrorist | l) uses violence for political reasons |
B
| 1. assassin | a) causes damage or disturbance in public places |
| 2. hooligan | b) hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey |
| 3. stowaway | c) takes control of a plane by force and makes the pilot change course |
| 4. thief | d) murders for political reasons or a reward |
| 5. hijacker | e) someone who steals |
| 6. forger | f) makes false money or signatures |
| 7. robber | g) a member of a criminal group |
| 8. smuggler | h) steals money etc. by force from people or places |
| 9. traitor | i) marries illegally, being married already |
| 10. gangster | j) a soldier who runs away from the army |
| 11. deserter | k) brings goods into a country illegally without paying tax |
| 12. bigamist | l) betrays his or her country to another state |
V. Put each of the following words and phrases into ins correct place in the passage below.
| bigamy | civil | classes | community |
| countries | crimes | criminal law | felony |
| fine | forgery | laws | life imprisonment |
| misdemeanour | offences | punishment | person |
| prison | state | term | treason |
Crime
Crime violates the laws of a community, … or nation. It is punishable in accordance with these … . “The definition of crime varies according to time and place, but the laws of most … consider as crimes such … as arson, …, burglary, …, murder, and …”.
Not all offences against the law … .the laws that set down the punishments for crimes form the … . this law defines as crimes those offences considered most harmful to the … . on the other hand, a … may wrong someone else in some other way that offends the … law.
The common law recognizes three … of crime: treason, …, and misdemeanour. Death or … is the usual punishment … for treason. Laws in the United States, for example, define a felony as a crime that is punishable by a … of one year or more in a state or federal … . A person who commits a … may be punished by a … or a jail term of less than one year.
VI. Put the verb into the correct tense form.
1. Crimes against persons (to include) murder.
2. Property crime (to involve) theft.
3. We usually (to consider) crimes against morality as victimless.
4. Mafia (to appear) in Italy long ago.
5. More and more crimes (to be committed) every year.
VII. Give a short summary of the text in English.
VIII. Retell the text.
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