Study Court Vocabulary and translate the words and expressions into Russian.

Vocabulary part of speech	Meaning	Write an example sentence (or translate)
	Part 1
1) the Bench	the place where judges sit in a court
2) Chief Justice	in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court
3) court clerk	an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors
4) court reporter	a person whose occupation is to transcribe spoken or recorded speech into written form, typically using machine shorthand or a voice silencer and digital recorder to produce official transcripts of court
5) bailiff	a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. They are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.
6) plaintiff	also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court
	Part 2
1) defendant	any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute.
2) jury box	an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
3) the jury	a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict. Modern ones tend to be found in courts to judge whether an accused person is innocent or guilty of a crime.
4) witness	someone who has firsthand knowledge about a crime or dramatic event through their senses (e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching)
5) convict noun convict	a person who is doing (or supposed to be doing) jailtime
6) gallery	seats for curious spectators
7) trial courts	court of first instance, court of general jurisdiction is authorized to hear any type of civil or criminal case that is not committed exclusively to another court
	Part 3
1) witness stand/box	the section of the room set aside for witnesses to stand or sit in while giving their testimony or presenting evidence
2) advocate	one who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. It is used primarily in reference to the system of Scots law, Anglo-Dutch law, Scandinavian and Israeli law.
3) the dock	a box in which the accused will sit during proceedings
4) the accused	A person charged with a criminal offense
5) testimony n	a form of evidence that is obtained from a witness who makes a solemn statement or declaration of fac
6) guilty adjective	responsible for a crime, deserving of punishment
7) innocent adjective	not responsible for the crime

Fill the gaps with the words from above.

Part 1

1) After much public pressure, the ________________ and other judges of the Supreme Court of India have declared their assets. 2) Justice of the Peace had requested that his current ___________, who officially is divided between his own and court clerk duties, become a full-time onу and create a new court clerk position. 3) The Chief Justice told me that this policy of the Australian stops him from nominating credible, well qualified individuals to serve on _____________. 4) A Haverhill woman still insists that she was arrested for what she says is a ________________________ 's mistake. 5) Meanwhile, a representative of the ___________ asked for some time to examine the documents presented by the defence lawyer. 6) The ___________

_________is a dying breed. Generation X and the Millenials are not getting their information in the same manner as people used to.

Part 2

1) We sat in the _____________ on the famous seat, but unlike real jurors, got to ask the "witnesses" our own questions. 2) Today, a ___________________ has cleared Pc Mark Jones of a racially-motivated assault on a London youth. 3) Please be aware that there is a ____________ on the loose. 4) Beside the trial's participants, the case has drawn a small audience whose members watch from the courtroom _____________. 5) He said _______________ earlier gave death sentence to three accused, but the High Court upheld death sentence only to one of the accused. 6) ___________________ tell authorities they didn't see anything in the dark. 7) The charges against the ___________________, a 27 year old from Brooklyn, include grand larceny, identity theft, money laundering, scheme to defraud, and unlawful possession of personal identification information.

Part 3

1) We'll believe you are _______________ when you show us your receipt for the items in the bag. 2) You will be considered innocent until you are proven __________. 3) We will announce at a later date further hearings for the purpose of receiving __________________ from governmental witnesses. 4) Do not assume that cautions or unpalatable advice reflects a lack of competence on the part of your ____________________. 5)But while one is sitting in the dock, the other will be called to take the ______________________________. 6) __________________ enjoys the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury. 7) Among the some 20 people in _____________ in the revolutionary court in Tehran were a former minister and a number of other top political figures

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