3. Translate the following words and word combinations from English into Russian:

murder, malice aforethought, injury, deliberate killings, accidental killings, serious crime (such as robbery or rape), jurisdiction, a minor crime, proof of premeditation, manslaughter, to mention, a crime of the utmost gravity, the death penalty, willful killing.

4. Find the English equivalents to the following words and phrases:

малозначительное преступление, заранее обдуманный злой умысел, тяжкое убийство, намеренный, непредумышленное убий­ство, случаться, телесное повреждение, причинить, преднамерен­ность, вносить поправки, тяжесть, стихийно, покойник, ссора, слу­чайный, общее право.

5. Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right column.

1. murder	a. happening by chance; not planned
2. malice	b. harm done to a person's or an animal's body, for example in an accident
3. injury	c. the act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this
4. accidental	d. the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop/store, person, etc, especially using violence or threats
5. deliberate	i. the crime of killing somebody deliberately
6. robbery	f. the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately
7. manslaughter	g. done on purpose rather than by accident
8. provocation	h. a feeling of hatred for somebody that causes a desire to harm them

6. Fill in the gaps using the necessary words from exercise 6.

1. She has been charged with the attempted … of her husband.

2. The ghosts are described as if they bear actual … towards humans.

3. The passengers escaped with only minor … .

4. I didn't think our meeting was … —he must have known I would be there.

5. The speech was a … attempt to embarrass the government.

6. There has been a spate of … in the area recently.

7. The terrorists can strike at any time without … .

8. … is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder.

7. Choose the correct word to make the sentence complete.

1. In English tradition murder have been defined / was defined / was defining as the willful killing with malice aforethought of a human creature in being, the death occurring within a year and a day of the injury.

2. The old English rule done / made / extended this concept to include not only intentional or deliberate killings but also accidental killings in the course of some other serious crime (such as robbery or rape).

3. Similar problems have arisen in many U.S. jurisdictions, some of which distinguish between different degrees / groups / classifications of murder - first-degree murder may require proof of premeditation over and above the normal requirement of intention.

4. Virtually all systems treat murder as a crime of the utmost gravity, providing in some cases the death penalty or a special form of sentence, such as a warning / life sentence / confiscation.

5. A high proportion / growth / decline of murders in all societies is committed spontaneously by persons acquainted with the deceased, often a member of the same family, as a result of quarrels or provocation.