English for criminology

1. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, choose the option that is NOT correct: “Some general features of Legal English are”. Use of archaisms and fixed expressions. Use of long and complex sentences. Use of terms of French or Norman origin. Use of an informal register.

2. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, choose the correct option to fill the gaps in this sentence about the Spanish legal system: “In addition to the territorial aspect, the________ that can come________ the courts are of different kinds, and are________by four systems of courts.”. matters or issues, before, dealt with. subjects of affair, before, judged. affair of subjects, in front of, dealt with. subjects or affair, opposite, resolved.

3. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, choose the correct option: “The reasons on the basis of which a country may refuse to recognise a judgment are called the________for refusal.”. reasons. fundaments. justifications. grounds.

4. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, in a bibliographic reference, when a source has more than two authors, all authors are included the first time the source is cited. However, when the source is cited again, you should include the first author's surname and... et ali. et al. et. al. et all.

5. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific contextin which the following appears, choose the option that is NOT correct in the following sentence: “If there is no________ capable or ready to police social activity and punish offenders, then there is no crime.”. institution. body. public authority. person.

6. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, select the counterpart of “statute law”. civil law. case law. criminal law. common law.

7. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, choose the correct option: “The________ is an English legal charter issued in 1215, which required King John of England to proclaim certain legal rights for his subjects and respect legal proceedings.”. Habeas corpus. Bill of Rights. Double jeopardy. Magna Carta.

8. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, choose the correct option that corresponds to this definition: “damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them which are not true”. felony. perjury. defamation. libel.

9. According to the materials studied in this subject andin the specific contextin which the following appears, choose the correct option: “Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a legal person held_________ pursuant to Article 12(1) is_________ by effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, which shall include criminal or non-criminal fines and may include other sanctions”. responsible, chargeable. responsive, indicable. liable, punishable. exposed, impeachable.

10. According to the materials studied in this subject and in the specific context in which the following appears, choose the correct option: “The invention of________ led to the development of firearms. It first appeared in use in China over a thousand years ago, but was used primarily in firecrackers”. gunpowder. gunpower. powder. power.