Idioms on Crime
Translate into English:
Встать на праведный путь
poacher turned gamekeeper
Name two nouns to denote persons who practice law in the US
lawyer & attorney
Translate into English:
шантаж
blackmail
used in combination with other nouns to create a name for a situation that causes public shock or disapproval
- gate
Name a serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
felony
Translate into English:
Набивать свои карманы
line your pockets
Name two nouns to denote persons who practice law in the UK and Australia
solicitor & barrister
Translate into English:
совершить преступление
to commit a crime
Denote the act of making a formal statement that a public official might be guilty of a serious offence in connection with his or her job, especially in the US
impeachment
Name the part of the legal system that relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime
civil law
Complete the idiom:
bring someone ...
bring someone to book
Translate into English:
Дотошный адвокат
legal eagle
Philadelphia lawyer
Denote a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement
slander
Translate into English:
увольнение
resignation
Name an official written statement charging someone with a criminal offence
indictment
Complete the idiom:
pull the wool ...
pull the wool over someone's eyes
Translate into English:
Повестка в суд
subpoena
an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
fine
What President was involved into Watergate scandal?
Nixon
Denote a crime that can be charged in a court of law as being either less or more serious
wobbler
Translate into English:
Одурачить
take someone for a ride
Translate into English:
Возбудить уголовное дело
bring a prosecution
Continue the line of the song (4 words):
All my friends are ....
All my friends are heathens, take it slow.
Neme the job of 2 people due to whom the President Nixon resigned
a reporter
Denote an act that is against the law, but only punishable by a fine
infraction