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Exercise 7. Find definitions to these legal terms:
-felony
-misdemeanor
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felony is punished by death penalty or imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary (prison for felons) for more than one year
A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine or imprisonment in the county jail (local jail for minor offenders) or both, depending upon state law.
Exercise 8. Answer the questions:
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-Who makes the decision of how a crime should be classified in the USA?
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In the USA the decision of how a crime should be classified rests with the individual jurisdiction.
-What is the most common classification of offenses in the USA?
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The most common classification is the division between felonies and misdemeanors.
-What crimes do the felonies include?
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felonies include serious crimes against the person such as homicide, robbery and rape or crimes against property, such as burglary or larceny
- What crimes do the misdemeanors include?
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Misdemeanors include petty larceny, assault and battery, the unlawful possession of drugs, disturbing the peace and or reckless driving.
-What is the third category of offenses?
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In addition to serious felony crimes and less serious offenses labeled misdemeanors, some jurisdictions also have a third category of least serious offenses called violations.
-What do violations include?
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Examples include health sanitary violations, unlawful assembly, public disturbances, and traffic violations.
-How can a felony be punished?
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felony is punished by death penalty or imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary (prison for felons) for more than one year.
-How can a misdemeanor be punished?
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A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine or imprisonment in the county jail (local jail for minor offenders) or both, depending upon state law.
- How can a violation be punished?
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Violations are usually punished by a fine or a short jail term.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences given below.
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- The most common classification is the division between felony and misdemeanor.
- A felony is punishable by death penalty or imprisonment
- A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
- A person convicted of a felony may be barred from certain fields of employment or from certain fields of employment.
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- A courts jurisdiction often depends on whether a crime is considered a felony or misdemeanor.
- Some states prosecute felonies only on indictment.
- Some jurisdictions have a third category of least serious offenses called violations.
- These violations, ordinarily of tow, city or county ordinances are regulatory offenses
Exercise 9. Find in the text the English equivalents for these Russian legal terms and expressions (use the paragraph given)
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- - (1 ) body of criminal law
- (4) be barred
- (4) to hold public office
- , (5) a difference at the time of arrest.
- (5) make an arrest
- (5 ) presence
- (5 ) reasonable grounds
- (6 ) a preliminary hearing
- , (6) indictment of a grand jury
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by indictment of information.
- (7) regulatory offenses
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violations, ordinarily of town, city or county ordinances
