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7. Пользуясь текстом, толковым словарем или Интернет-ресурсами, дайте определения
следующим отраслям права:
Criminal law
Contract law
Family law
Employment law
Land law
Business law
Trust law
Probate law
Tax law
Copyright law
8. Заполните пропуски словами из рамки и переведите предложения на русский язык.
penal, employment, custody, illegal, damages, trials, civil, divorce, public, unions, criminal
1. Family law relates to family matters and domestic relations.
It deals with areas
such as marriage and _______________ (1), child ________________ (2), child/spousal abuse,
adoption and alimony.
2.
Tort law deals with ________________ (3) wrongs, such as negligence, defective products and
libel. It deals with liability (i.e. who has committed the wrong) and the _________________ (4) that
are paid to the person or people who have suffered as a result.
3. Criminal law is a branch of law also known as ________________ (5) law; this branch is
distinguished from civil law. It relates to _____________ (6) acts committed against individuals and
punishable by the state.
4.
This branch of law is distinguished from________________ (7) law.
It refers to the area
of law
that deals with relations between private individuals (for example wills, contractual
disputes and torts
such as negligence and libel).
5. Labour law is the area of law which relates to the ________________ (8) of workers. It
encompasses issues such as contracts, conditions of work, trade________________ (9),
discrimination, redundancy and wrongful dismissal.
6.
Criminal procedure is
the area of law which regulates the way in which legal proceedings are
conducted in
_____________ (10) cases. It deals with issues such as police powers (interrogation of
suspects,
decision to prosecute, etc), confessions, criminal rights, criminal ______________ (11), the
functions of
judges and jury, witnesses, verdicts and appeals.
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