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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A/An ………… is a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court
at a specified time.
a. invocation
b. order
c. subpoena
d. warrant

2. A/An ………… is a written statement which is signed and sworn before a solicitor and which can
then be used as evidence in court hearings.
a. injunction
b. affidavit
c. indictment
d. warrant

3. The writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge, so that the court may ascertain
whether his detention is lawful is called …………………. .
a. certiorari
b. Habeas Corpus
c. capias
d. ratio legis

4. The application of the writ of Habeas Corpus, also called the Great Writ:
a. has never been suspended throughout United States history.
b. has been suspended during times of war (the Civil War) and national crisis.
c. has been suspended whenever the newly elected president of the United States so
decided.

5. An amendment is ………………… .
a. an official approval of something which then becomes legally binding.
b. a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate or meeting.
c. an addition, alteration or improvement to a motion or document.
d. a decision made by a judge or magistrate.

6. A/An …………… is a written statement of the details of the crime with which someone is
charged in the Court.
a. complaint
b. allegation
c. verdict
d. indictment

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 7. As a general rule, with the exception of minors, mentally disordered persons and drunken persons,
all natural persons have full contractual ………….
a. intention
b. consideration
c. capacity
d. acceptance

8. In the USA, manufacturers frequently have to face ……….. suits.

a. industrial
b. liability
c. unreliability
d. palimony

9. David Frank had to pay heavy .............. to his former employer, plus additional legal costs.
a. damage
b. remedy
c. charges
d. damages

10. A ‘.............. contract’ includes any contract enforceable under statutory or common law.
a. good faith
b. lawful
c. witnessed
d. trustworthy

11. The First Amendment protects the …...... of the press in the U.S. of America.
a. emancipation
b. deliverance
c. release
d. freedom

12. The reporter was called to testify before a ........ concerning his knowledge of the drug activities
reported in his articles.
a. great jury;
b. large jury;
c. majestic jury;
d. grand jury.

13. An order from a higher court demanding that a lower court send up the record of a case for review
is called …............ .
a. indictment;
b. subpoena;
c. certiorari;
d. Habeas Corpus.

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14. Choose the correct legal collocation:
a. to allow certiorari;
b. to give certiorari;
c. to present certiorari;
d. to grant certiorari.

15. In the sentence: No cruel punishments shall be inflicted upon the prisoners. the verb to inflict
means:
a. to cause something painful or unpleasant to be suffered by someone else;
b. to cause extreme physical pain to someone in order to extract information.
c. to harm someone without any reason;

16. In the sentence: The rights presented in the Constitution shall not be construed. the verb to
construe means:
a. to comment upon the meaning of something.
b. to misunderstand the meaning of something;
c. to interpret the meaning of something;

17. In the sentence: The news about the NSA’s eavesdropping programs, the verb to eavesdrop means:
a. to let one’s ears drop;
b. to listen secretly to the private conversation of others;
c. to whisper secrets to someone’s ear.

18. In the sentence: The federal government has vowed to prosecute, the verb to vow means:
a. to pledge, promise, or undertake solemnly;
b. to pronounce a vowel;
c. to take a solemn oath.

19. In the sentence: The government must prove beyond any reasonable doubt that, the phrase beyond
any reasonable doubt means:
a. giving someone the benefit of the doubt;
b. beyond any suspicion of guilt;
c. almost certain proof needed to convict a person in a criminal case.

20. In the phrase: obtaining information respecting the national defense, the word respecting means:
a. regarding, concerning;
b. obeying, not violating;
c. showing or having respect for.

21. In the sentence: To convict a person for disclosing classified information, the expression to
disclose information means:
a. to make information known;
b. to receive money in exchange of information;
c. to look for more information.

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22. In the sentence: The FCS will forfeit the assets of those engaged in federal crimes. the verb to
forfeit means:
a. to sell something at a lower price;
b. to confiscate something as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract;
c. to destroy or damage something by an act of vandalism.

23. In the sentence: Many organizations defraud the public and private health care systems. the verb
to defraud means:
a. to destroy or damage something especially by secret means;
b. to legally provide or obtain funds, capital, or credit for something;
c. to illegally obtain money, rights, property (from someone) by fraud.

24. In the sentence: The ITADA amended the fraud chapter of title 18 of the United States Code… ,
the verb to amend means:
a. to alter or revise (legislation, a constitution, etc.) by formal procedure;
b. to make someone pay a certain amount of money exacted as a penalty;
c. to judge (something) with disapproval; censure.

25. In the sentence: Identity fraud involves the misappropriation of another person's personal
identifying information…, the verb to misappropriate means:
a. to have as one's property/to own;
b. to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use/to embezzle or steal smth;
c. to give (a person) wrong directions or instructions.

26. In the sentence: Criminals use this information to run up debts on another person's account…, the
expression to run up debts means:
a. to get rid of one’s debts by running;
b. to pay back one’s debts;
c. to amass/accumulate or incur debts.

27. In the sentence: Criminals use this information to take over existing financial accounts., the
expression to take over means:
a. to cancel the validity of / abolish;
b. to assume the control or management of;
c. to examine / investigate smth for accuracy.

28. In the phrase: to provide an appropriate penalty for each offense…, the word penalty means:
a. a handicap awarded against a player or team for illegal play, such as a free shot at goal
by the opposing team, loss of points, etc;
b. loss, suffering, or other unfortunate result of one's own action, error;
c. a legal or official punishment, such as a term of imprisonment.

29. In the sentence: In exchange for kickbacks, some patients undergo unwarranted medical
procedures, the word kickbacks means:
a. money given to a person to ensure that something is kept secret;
b. money to be paid as compensation to a person for injury, loss, etc;
c. money or valuables used as a bribe;
d. illegal commission paid to someone who helps in a business deal;

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30. In the sentence: Without an indictment from a grand jury, prosecutors cannot bring charges
against an individual. the legal term indictment means:
a. acquittal;
b. an official written statement accusing someone of a crime or an offence;
c. an informal statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime;
d. allegation.

31. In the sentence: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Branzburg’s cases. the verb to hear
means:
a. to accidentally listen to what someone is saying;
b. to listen to what the plaintiff has to say;
c. to listen to all the facts in a case in a court of law in order to make a legal decision.

32. In the sentence: Judge Hayes states that the freedom of the press is not above the law. the phrase
to be above the law means:
a. not to have to obey the law;
b. to obey the law;
c. to criticize the law;
d. to enforce the law.

33. In the sentence: The third lawyer rebutted some of the allegations contained in the notice. the verb
to rebut means:
a. to prove that the statements are wrong, offering convincing arguments;
b. to support the statements with convincing arguments;
c. to deny the allegations, without offering convincing arguments.

34. The synonymous term for the adjective counterfeit – counterfeit documents/notes – is:
a. forged
b. embezzled
c. illegal
d. fraudulent

35. PIN is the abbreviation of ………………………… .

a. Personal Identity Name;
b. Personal Identification Number;
c. Personal Information Number.

36. Choose the English equivalent for the Latin legal phrase nolle prosequi:
a. ‘do not follow’ criminals: interdiction issued by the Court to police officers;
b. ‘do not pursue’: power used by the Attorney-General to stop a criminal trial;
c. ‘do not release criminals from prison’.

37. Choose the English equivalent for the Latin legal phrase quid pro quo:
a. ‘one thing for another’: action done in return for something done or promised;
b. with the authority of /on behalf of;
c. ‘because of lack of care’: decision wrongly made by a court (which does not therefore set
a precedent).

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38. In the sentence: The taxpayer does not have locus standi in this court. the Latin phrase locus
standi means:
a. ‘place to stay’: right to witness a trial in a court of law;
b. ‘place of the seal’: used to show where to put the seal on a document;
c. ‘place to stand’: right to appear and be heard in a court;

39. In the sentence: The same ratio legis is found in the laws of continental European countries. the
Latin phrase ratio legis means:
a. ‘reason for deciding’: main part of a court judgment setting out the legal principles
applicable to the case;
b. ‘reason of the law’: the principle behind a law;
c. ‘reason of the court’: the argument the court has for the final ruling in a case.

40. In the sentence: A writ ne exeat regno can be issued to prevent the embezzler from leaving the
country. the Latin phrase ne exeat regno means:
a. ‘do not leave the country’: interdiction addressed to a debtor that is being prosecuted;
b. ‘do not pursue’: power used by the Attorney-General to stop a criminal trial;
c. ‘do not leave the house’: interdiction addressed to an offender placed under house arrest.

41. In the sentence: The secretary signed per pro the manager. the Latin phrase per pro means:
a. the person who signs at the foot of a document;
b. with the authority of /on behalf of;
c. forging the signature of a superior in his/her absence.

42. In the sentence: For further information, see the documents listed hereunder. the text reference
word hereunder means:
a. at the bottom of a document;
b. under the signature of the person who signs the documents;
c. under this heading or below this phrase.

43. In the sentence: This case will henceforth be known under the name of State vs. Johnson. the text
reference word henceforth means:
a. from this time on;
b. stated later in this document;
c. according to this document.

44. In the sentence: The case proceeded notwithstanding the objections of the defendant. the text
reference word notwithstanding means:
a. consequently;
b. in spite of;
c. by whatever means.

45. In the sentence: In criminal law, mens rea is usually one of the necessary elements of a crime. the
Latin term mens rea means:
a. ‘good will’: a feeling of benevolence, approval, and kindly interest;
b. ‘wilful misconduct’: behaviour which may harm someone and which is known to be
wrong;
c. ‘guilty mind’: mental state required to be guilty of committing a crime.

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46. In the sentence: He got an injunction preventing the company from selling his car. the
legal term injunction means:
a. act of bringing someone to court to answer a charge;
b. ban or written court order, telling someone not to do something;
c. court order compelling someone to stop doing something or not to do something;

47. In the sentence: If a contract isn’t signed by both parties, is it legally binding? the legal term
binding means:
a. which legally forces someone to do something;
b. which is acceptable because it is true;
c. which is open to negotiation.

48. Amendment IV of the Constitution of the United States of America prohibits:

a. the security of people’s lives, houses, papers and effects;
b. any unauthorized searches and seizures without a valid warrant, legally issued for a
specific purpose;
c. people’s rights to offer resistance to having their houses searched without a valid
warrant.

49. Amendment V of the Constitution of the United States of America stipulates that:
a. no person shall be held responsible for a crime without the right to speak in front of the
Grand Jury;
b. no person shall be forced to answer for a crime in front of the Grand Jury;
c. no person shall be kept in custody without an indictment of a Grand Jury.

50. Amendment IX of the Constitution of the United States of America says that:
a. the rights stipulated in the Constitution can be interpreted and applied as everyone
pleases;
b. the rights stipulated in the Constitution shall not be misconstrued so as to undermine
others that people hold dear;
c. the rights stipulated in the Constitution can always be amended in accordance with the
old ones that people treasure.

51. If participants ……………. any problems with the monitoring equipment, they must notify
officers immediately.
a. will experience
b. experience
c. experiences
d. would experience

52. If the defendant has a prior criminal record, his sentence ……………… harsher.
a. will be
b. is
c. would be
d. should be

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53. A grand jury decides if there …… a probable cause to indict (accuse) individuals or corporations
on criminal charges based upon the evidence presented.
a. will be
b. has been
c. is
d. would be

54. If a person …………... that he/she has been wrongfully imprisoned, he/she ……………. the right
to challenge the legality of their confinement.
a. believe, will have
b. will believe, may have
c. believes, may have
d. has believed, will have

55. If the writ of habeas corpus ………………... , the prisoner will be brought into court.
a. will be issued
b. is issued
c. had been issued
d. were issued

56. If, after hearing both sides, the court ……… that the grounds for the confinement are illegal, the
petitioner ……………… .
a. finds, is released
b. will find, is released
c. has found, had been released
d. found, will be released

57. If I had known what an open-ended question is, I …………………... my last exam.
a. will pass
b. would pass
c. will have passed
d. would have passed

58. If you were such a good lawyer, your arguments …………………... in the present situation.
a. will hold up
b. would hold up
c. would held up
d. would had held up

59. If you ……... the devil’s advocate and ………. some exceptions to the lawyers’ argument,
we could have won our last case.
a. have played, (have) found
b. play, find
c. would have played, (would have) found
d. had played, (had) found

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60. If you ………... journalists covering the Supreme Court, what would you write in a murder case
article?
a. are
b. were
c. had been
d. have been

61. If the defendant were found guilty, the jury ………………… the appropriate sentence, a life term
or death.
a. will then determine
b. would then determine
c. might then determine
d. would then have determined

62. If the sentence of death for rape ………... the Eighth Amendment, the rapist may receive a life
sentence.
a. violates
b. is violated
c. will violate
d. has violated

63. Judges ……… the authority to hold journalists in contempt of court, if reporters ……... to comply
with an order to reveal the identity of unnamed sources.
a. had, refused
b. have, refuse
c. have, would refuse
d. have, will have refused

64. If the grand jury …………… its proceedings in secret, requiring a journalist to reveal confidential
sources would have been considered prosecutorial abuse.
a. had conducted
b. has conducted
c. conducted
d. would have conducted

65. If a journalist’s source is engaged in illegal activities and ……… that the journalist could be
required to identify him/her, the source …………... hesitant to talk.
a. knew, would be
b. knows, will be
c. is known, will be
d. will know, will be

66. If reporters ……………. to identify their confidential sources before a grand jury, the press will
not truly be free.
a. will be forced
b. must be forced
c. are forced
d. can be forced

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67. Unless you …………. things out, we shall have to go to court.
a. don’t work
b. work
c. will work
d. won’t work

68. If the pedestrian …………………... by a policeman, the former should have made a complaint to
the nearest police station.
a. had been assaulted
b. is assaulted
c. will be assaulted
d. is to be assaulted

69. If the journalist’s story …………… criminal activity, he would have reported it.
a. has involved
b. involves
c. had involved
d. will involve

70. If a prosecutor …………………... a grand jury investigation in bad faith, journalists might have a
right to refuse to reveal their sources.
a. were conducting
b. is conducting
c. had been conducting
d. will be conducting

71. If the students hadn’t been enrolled in the Journalism II class, they … articles about divorce and
teenage pregnancy some years ago.
a. won’t write
b. wouldn’t write
c. wouldn’t written
d. wouldn’t have written

72. If the teacher …............ the articles from being published in the paper, the students wouldn’t have
brought suit to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
a. hadn’t prohibited
b. hasn’t prohibited
c. wouldn’t have brought
d. prohibited

73. Tom will be prosecuted if they …..... hard evidence against him.
a. find
b. will find
c. will have found
d. finds

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74. Tom wouldn’t have hidden the murder weapon if he …...... innocent.
a. would have been
b. had been
c. has been
d. would be

75. You .................. a chance to enjoy your freedom if your previous conduct had been better.
a. might have had
b. might had
c. might had had
d. might has

76. You could have served your sentence in less than three weeks if you …...... to 100 hour
community work.
a. have been sentenced
b. had been sentenced
c. would be sentenced
d. were sentenced

77. …........................... different if the school newspaper were written by members of an

extracurricular club?
a. The ruling in that case would have been ...
b. Would the ruling in that case have been ...
c. Will the ruling in that case have been ...
d. The ruling in that case will have been ...

78. Tom will be released to the community if the Court ............. that he is eligible for the home
confinement program.
a. will decide
b. decide
c. decides
d. would decide

79. The press cannot truly be free unless it ….. at liberty to report on stories of public interest, i.e. the
drug crisis.
a. is not
b. is
c. will be
d. will not be

80. If reporters have to identify their confidential sources before a grand jury, they …............. stories
of public interest.
a. will not be able to publish
b. will be able not to publish
c. wouldn’t have been able to publish
d. would have been able not to publish

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81. If a reporter is forced to reveal his sources, law enforcement …............ a few criminals.
a. may be able to apprehended
b. may be to apprehend
c. may be able to apprehend
d. be able to apprehend

82. … certiorari … by a higher court, it means that the justices have decided to let the lower court’s
decision stand.
a. If … is denied
b. Unless … is denied
c. If … is not denied
d. Unless … is not denied

83. You had better .................... your crimes right now, when you still have a chance.
a. to confess
b. confessing
c. confess
d. confessed

84. I would rather .......... the rest of my life in jail than confess to a crime I did not commit.
a. spend
b. to spend
c. spending
d. spent

85. He made me .............. all my charges, threatening me with a gun.

a. to drop
b. drop
c. dropping
d. to have dropped

86. He let me .............. which option was the best for my difficult situation.
a. decide
b. deciding
c. to decide
d. being to decide

87. Let’s ............. a short coffee break and decide afterwards.

a. taking
b. to take
c. took
d. take

88. Why not ................. your case later, when we have further information.
a. to discuss
b. shall we discuss
c. discuss
d. discussing

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89. He is far too unexperienced ……………......... to chief justice.
a. to being promoted
b. to be promoted
c. to has been promoted
d. being promoted

90. The police are said …………………. on this case for many months, without any results so far.
a. to be working
b. to have been working
c. to had worked
d. to being working

91. Though my parole officer is skilled at interviewing, counselling and assessing human
behaviour, he doesn’t appear ....... their opinion on this matter.
a. sharing
b. to share
c. to being sharing
d. share

92. Apparently, professional criminals tend ……………... to the scene of the crime.
a. to have returned
b. returning
c. to be returned
d. to return

93. The Court is thought …... unjustly ……. him to 10 years in prison, without any possibility
of parole.
a. to …. sentence
b. to have … sentenced
c. to having … sentenced
d. to being … sentenced

94. Several high-security measures need ……………… before hearing the witnesses.
a. be taken
b. taken
c. to be taken
d. to have been taken

95. He recommended us ………... an appeal as soon as the verdict is pronounced.

a. to make
b. making
c. to have made
d. make

96. We are sure that he didn’t mean …………... perjury; he was just too afraid …………... the truth.
a. committing, to tell
b. to commit, to tell
c. to have committed, telling
d. commit, to be telling

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 97. They made him ………... under duress, without allowing his lawyer …... present during the
cross-examination.
a. to speak, to be
b. speaking, being
c. to be speaking, to be
d. speak, to be

98. I hate …………… you but our witness seems ………………… it after all.
a. to interrupt, to have made
b. interrupting, to make
c. to interrupting, to have made
d. interrupt, to make

99. Everybody hates ................ law expenses, especially when they have exceeded all expectations.
a. to pay
b. paying
c. to be paid
d. to be paying

100. I look forward to ...................you in Court! We shall settle things then.

a. seeing
b. see
c. have seen
d. saw

101. ‘Find me a good lawyer! I don’t want to risk .................. the rest of my life in jail.’
a. spending
b. to spend
c. having spended
d. spend

102. I advised him ................. to court and accuse him of conspiracy crimes against humanity.
a. to go
b. going
c. to going
d. to have gone

103. She decided to drop all the charges, .................... of first-degree murder.
a. lest he should be accused
b. so that he may be accused
c. lest he should not be accused
d. for fear he is accused

104. My lawyer suggested that I ......................... online legal advice a long time ago.
a. had taken
b. should have taken
c. could take
d. having taken

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105. The judge required that the bailiff ........................ the defendant, who will sit in the dock.
a. shall call
b. must call
c. should call
d. had called

106. ‘Shall we proceed? It’s no use ................ for the defence witness who has contradicted his
previous testimony!’
a. to wait
b. having to wait
c. waiting
d. wait

107. ‘I’m sorry Your Honour, but I can’ t help .............. when I speak about my deceased son.’
a. crying
b. not to cry
c. not crying
d. cry

108. They arrived home ..................... that the house had been burgled.
a. finding
b. having found
c. to find
d. to have found

109. Despite ........................ jailed for drug crimes 5 years ago, he has just been taken into custody for
the same count.
a. to have been
b. having been
c. to being
d. having to be

110. British Airways regret ........................... that the flight BA 541 from Paris has been cancelled.
a. announcing
b. having announced
c. to announce
d. announce

111. He couldn’t help ...................... that the defendant showed no remorse.

a. not to notice
b. not having noticed
c. noticing
d. notice

112. The state judge allowed him ............... his court-appointed lawyers and represent himself at trial.
a. to fire
b. firing
c. to have fired
d. fire

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113. I suggest ...................... upon the case after the respondent’s rebuttal.
a. to deliberate
b. deliberating
c. to be deliberating
d. deliberate

114. The judge admitted ..................... bribe from one of his defendants months before the trial.
a. to take
b. to be taking
c. having taken
d. having took

115. He finds it hard ..................... the corrupt system of justice in this third world country.
a. enduring
b. to endure
c. having endured
d. for him to endure

116. He has been charged with ................ and malicious destruction of property and has been taken into
custody.
a. tresapass
b. trespassing
c. tresspassing
d. to trespass

117. The defendant admitted …………….. in the building at the time of the robbery, but
denied ..................... the security guard.
a. to have been, to have shot
b. to be, to shoot
c. having been, having shot
d. to having been, having shoot

118. It surprises me ................. that he has been accused of money laundering.

a. hearing
b. to have heard
c. to hear
d. being heard

119. The solicitor advised his client .............. the affidavit which could then be used as evidence in
court hearings.
a. to sign
b. to have signed
c. signing
d. sign

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120. Would you mind .................... up when the verdict is pronounced?
a. to stand
b. stand
c. being stand
d. standing

121. ‘I strongly object to ................. treated like a hardened criminal!’

a. be
b. is
c. being
d. been

122. On being cross-examined, her husband strongly denied ……………… a gun at her.
a. to have pointed
b. having pointed
c. to point
d. being pointed

123. We keep ………. the law-makers that new laws should be instituted against public corruption.
a. telling
b. to be telling
c. being told
d. having tell

124. All foreigners complain that they are not used to ………... on the left side of the road.
a. drive
b. have to drive
c. driving
d. having driven

125. I’d rather you ……………… my prior criminal record to your parents.
a. don’t mention
b. didn’t mention
c. haven’t mention
d. won’t mention

126. If only you ……………. me earlier about your previous conviction!

a. inform
b. had informed
c. informed
d. informing

127. Even if they ……. willing to testify against him, the sentence would have remained the same.
a. were
b. are
c. having been
d. had been

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128. It’s time they …………… with a solution against international extradition.
a. came up
b. had come
c. will come up
d. should come up

129. He was so anxious to leave the court room as if he …………... convicted to a life-time in jail.
a. has been
b. had been
c. were
d. having been

130. I wish the police …………… all the witnesses under the witness protection program; now it’s too
late for this!
a. placed
b. had placed
c. should place
d. to place

131. Suppose you …………… of espionage, what would you do to defend yourself?
a. are accused
b. should be accused
c. were accused
d. are being accused

132. It’s high time somebody ………... him of bankruptcy fraud crimes!
a. suspected
b. had suspected
c. should suspect
d. suspect

133. If only they …………... more resources to taking care of their clients!
a. investing
b. have been investing
c. should invest
d. were investing

134. Suppose the court .................. you to testify against your friend, what would you do?
a. summons
b. will summon
c. summoned
d. should summoned

135. The jury would rather the defendant ................... deceptive on the polygraph test the previous
week.
a. hadn’t been
b. weren’t
c. wouldn’t have been
d. having been

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136. She wishes the opposing lawyer .............. to see any new evidence before deposition.
a. isn’t entitled
b. weren’t entitled
c. haven’t been entitled
d. won’t be entitled

137. If we ………. more about the verdict, we would be ready to have a press release.
a. might know
b. know
c. will know
d. knew

138. Imagine your first witness ………… not to testify in the last minute, what would you do next?
a. decide
b. decided
c. has decided
d. having decided

139. I wish you …………. to terms with the world you are living in!
a. come
b. are coming
c. came
d. have come

140. The defendant’s wife wishes the prosecutors .................. for a sentence on the high end.
a. won’t ask
b. don’t ask
c. didn’t ask
d. hadn’t asked

141. Suppose there ............ the possibility of parole in the federal system, would any defense attorney
ask for leniency?
a. is
b. were
c. has been
d. being

142. If only they …………… on what grounds he had been arrested!

a. have mentioned
b. mention
c. will mention
d. had mentioned

143. They’d sooner she …………… a way to deal with her present situation on her own.
a. found
b. finds
c. founded
d. has found

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144. If only they ……………. something to reduce the increasing number of identity thefts.
a. did
b. do
c. will do
d. have done

145. I’d rather she ………………. the rest of her life in jail than sell drugs for a living.
a. spends
b. spent
c. will spend
d. has spent

146. Suppose you ........................ by the prosecutor’s office that you are charged with a misdemeanor,
would you contact an attorney?
a. will be notified
b. were notified
c. were notifying
d. may be notified

147. If only the defendant .................. clean to the judge about his involvement in the sexual assault of
the teenage girl!
a. had come
b. will come
c. is going to come
d. comes

148. Unfortunately, the poacher ended up .................... with six counts of possessing unlicensed guns.
a. to have been charged
b. to be charged
c. being charged
d. to being charged

149. The famous pitcher was charged with ................ to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
a. conspiration
b. conspiring
c. conspire
d. being conspired

150. In Georgia prisoners and detainees are used to ............... tortured and abused by police and
security forces.
a. be
b. have been
c. having
d. being

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151. It is vital that the defendant …………. the benefit of the doubt.
a. be given
b. can be given
c. should be give
d. is given

152. The judge insisted that the verdict ……………… before the Court adjourns for lunch.
a. should be pronounced
b. being pronounced
c. be pronouncing
d. will be pronounced

153. The judge ordered that the court proceedings ................for an hour.
a. may be adjourned
b. should be adjourned
c. can be adjourned
d. might be adjourned

154. The magistrate decided that the woman ..................immediately.

a. should be released
b. could have being released
c. might release
d. is released

155. Under no circumstances will I disclose the name of my sources! Heaven …………. !
a. forbids
b. forbid
c. forbade
d. will forbid

156. ………… it to say that she is terribly sorry for what she did.
a. Sufficient
b. Suffice
c. Suffices
d. Sufficed

157. …………. what may, I shall not drop the charges against him!
a. Comes
b. Coming
c. Come
d. To come

158. It was out of the ordinary that the judge …………………... the lawyers representing the plaintiff
and respectively the respondent to argue their cases in parallel.
a. should be asking
b. has asked
c. should have asked
d. to have asked

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159. The members of the commission expressed a desire that the participants ……………. in an hour.
a. reconvened
b. to reconvene
c. might reconvene
d. should reconvene

160. The suggestion is that we …………….matters more seriously.

a. took
b. taking
c. should take
d. would take

161. I didn’t dare tell the truth lest I ……………. arrested for conspiracy crimes.
a. should be
b. were
c. shouldn’t be
d. will be

162. He began to be worried lest they ............ him of mortgage fraud crimes during their deliberations.
a. may accuse
b. should have accused
c. shall have accused
d. accused

163. It is demanded that the Council ………. common rules applicable to international transport.
a. laid down
b. lay down
c. should laid down
d. lays down

164. The defendant first contacted the plaintiff by telephone on 20 th of March, 2008 and the former
demanded that he ................ $ 1000.00 immediately.
a. should have be given
b. has been given
c. be given
d. may be given

165. The police officer decided that the pimp ……………….. his lawyer the minute he was arrested.
a. be called
b. shall have called
c. has called
d. should have called

166. The protesters urged that the defendant ………………. on bail, even if he had been arrested on
charges of assault on his wife.
a. will be released
b. would be release
c. being released
d. be released

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167. It was unbelievable that he ………………. the same cell with the most dangerous inmate, in a
high-security prison.
a. shall have shared
b. should have shared
c. having shared
d. shares

168. Wherever you …………. , I shall protect you against your enemies!
a. have gone
b. may go
c. will be going
d. are going

169. However difficult this problem ……………, I will solve it in a minute!

a. shall be
b. will be
c. may be
d. be

170. ………. you make the best of you life, judge and issue many stay-away orders for violent
ex-husbands!
a. Should
b. Shall
c. Might
d. May

171. Her supporters, who had occupied most of the rows in the packed courtroom were worried lest she
…………… a prison sentence.
a. receives
b. should receive
c. may receive
d. received

172. Far …..... it from me to make allegations before having some proofs.
a. away is
b. is
c. should be
d. be

173. I don’t know how you can put …. …... such an unbearable situation.
a. by with
b. up of
c. up with

174. The pro bono lawsuit filed against the state brought …. an increase in the judges’ salaries.
a. in
b. around
c. about

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175. I guess the printer in the layer’s office has either run ………... paper or has broken ……….
a. away with, down
b. out of, down
c. off with, off

176. Several law firms have decided to lay …. employees and call …... all medical malpractice cases.
a. off, off
b. out, off
c. up, down

177. You have to learn how to ………... if you are suffering from high stress levels.
a. draw back
b. wind down
c. hold up

178. My lawyer can bear ……. the truth of my story with substantial evidence.
a. in
b. away
c. out

179. At the crime scene, they tried to bring the unconscious woman …... but without any success.
a. round
b. up
c. over

180. Despite all difficulty, he finally managed to carry …… the orders he had been given.
a. about
b. off
c. out

181. His joke caught …. right away and the members of the jury were very excited.
a. on
b. through
c. out

182. The high crime rate in this American state ……. urgent measures.
a. brings about
b. lays down
c. calls for

183. If nobody comes …………. a solution soon, we shall be held responsible for planting evidence
in his car.
a. up with
b. in with
c. out with

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184. If you don’t know the police emergency phone number, you could look it ... in the phone
directory.
a. into
b. on
c. up

185. Our law firm will be taken ………. by the Lawyers’ Corporation.
a. in
b. out
c. over

186. Now it would be a good time for us to bring … the matter of child support in Romania.
a. in
b. up
c. out

187. I have a very urgent message. Could you put me …………. to Mr. Leigh, please?
a. through
b. off
c. up

188. He put his failure in Court ………… pure bad luck, but still hoped for the best.
a. up to
b. down to
c. back to

189. I must admit it was hard for me not to give …... to his threats.
a. away
b. out
c. in

190. We can’t rule…... this argument in the final hearing.

a. out
b. off
c. down

191. Our plan to call the witness for the defence fell ………. due to a miscarriage of justice.
a. about
b. away
c. through

192. You are wearing me …… with your annoying allegations!

a. in
b. out
c. over

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193. Everybody considered that the judge had a reason to let him …... like that.
a. off
b. on
c. away

194. Why don’t you put …… your claim to be granted the right to a fair and speedy trial?
a. in
b. out
c. forward

195. ‘Your Honour, I can stand ………… the defendant! I demand to be heard!’
a. in for
b. up for
c. down to

196. Your skillful lawyer will talk him ……… testifying before the jury.
a. into
b. about
c. against

197. The matter was so delicate, that the judge had to think it ...... before announcing the verdict.
a. up
b. over
c. out

198. The judge could no longer put ......... his holding the court in contempt.
a. off with
b. down to
c. up with

199. I think you are entitled to put .... a claim and ask the insurance company to pay for the damage.
a. off
b. in
c. into

200. How can a young, unexperienced lawyer keep ................. with the latest laws and regulations?
a. up-to-date
b. down-to-earth
c. high and dry

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