Opposites

The words below are all from the world of law. Match them into twelve pairs with opposite meanings and write them in the table. The first one has been done for you as an example: guilty and innocent are opposites.

Complete these twelve sentences. Use one word from each pair of opposites. The first one has been done for you as an example.

1. He was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison.

2. There was insufficient evidence for the court to________________her.

3. As the accused was seriously ill. The judge decided to ___________ the trial until the 23rd.

4. The_________________says he cannot pay the amount the court has awarded.

5. According to the terms of the contract, if the________________doesn't pay the rent for two months he can be evicted.

6. The police were accused of using torture to make suspects __________.

7. Before you ________________such a large amount of money, are you sure you can repay it?

8. He brought a ________________action against the company, claiming that the accident had been caused by a manufacturing fault in the automobile.

9. He has served twelve years in prison and the authorities will________________him tomorrow.

10. The________________case is that the accused could not have committed this crimes as he was in Glasgow on the day in question.

11. I'm afraid I'll have to________________our meeting on the 16th - I have to go to Berlin on that day to see a client.

12. The question is this: when he left the gun in the room was it a________________plan or a moment of carelessness?

Useful verbs at law 2

All the verbs below relate to legal matters. Use them to complete the sentences. You may have to change the forms of the verbs to fit the grammar of the sentences*. The first one has been done for you as an example.

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1. He disclamed all knowledge of the robbery until £250,000 in cash was found in his house.

2. He is_______________us £ 100,000 for the house, which is £ 10,000 less than we wanted.

3. He says he's innocent and he's going to_______________to the supreme court against the decision.

4. He was sent to prison for six months for_______________his clients' money.

5. I believe that they are_______________the accounts to make the company look more profitable.

6. In my opinion they'll_______________the business at about £2m.

7. Our solicitor has_______________us to take the documents to the police.

8. Parliament has_______________against the sale of drugs.

9. The bank has no right to________________details of my account to the tax office.

10. The business was_______________in 1881.

11. The court has_______________the precedent set in the 1972 case.

12. The magistrate_______________a fine of £150.

13. The gang had_______________six robberies before they were caught.

14. They have changed the locks on the building to_______________the former managing director from going in.

15. This agreement does not_______________further agreements between these parties in the future.