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Exercise 1
Word Bank
Crime
Choose the best answer.
1. A driver was caught driving far above the speed limit on a motorway. As a result, the police gave him a large ___ for breaking traffic laws.
fine
punishment
trial
2. After the bank robbery, detectives spoke to local residents. They analysed CCTV recordings and collected fingerprints as part of a long ___.
accusation
investigation
sentence
3. The court carefully examined all the evidence before concluding that the man was ___ of fraud beyond any reasonable doubt.
accused
guilty
innocent
4. After the jury reached its decision, the judge gave the defendant an eight-year prison term, meaning he had been ___.
accused
sentenced
investigated
5. Police officers examined carefully fingerprints, DNA samples and security camera footage which served as important ___ in the criminal case.
punishment
trial
evidence
6. As the crime caused serious harm to several people, the judge decided that the appropriate ___ should include both a prison sentence and community service.
guilty
investigation
punishment
7. The woman who was robbed late at night gave a detailed description of the attacker to the police. And later identified him in court as the ___.
guilty
victim
witness
8. The suspect was arrested during the burglary and later referred to in court as the ___.
accused
witness
victim
9. A ___ saw the accident from the bus stop. Later he gave a detailed statement about everything that happened to the police.
witness
victim
suspect
10. Public interest in the case was very high and people followed it closely from the beginning of the hearings to the final verdict in the ___.
trial
evidence
investigation
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