Exercise 55. Translate the following negative sentences
from Russian into English:
1
. В этой группе никто хорошо не знает английский язык.
2
. Ни подросток, ни его брат не совершали кражи со взло-
мом.
3
. Ничто на месте совершения преступления не является
недостаточно важным.
4
. Ни один ребенок не вступает в жизнь преступником.
5
. Ни мировые судьи, ни штатные магистраты не рассма-
тривают преступления, преследуемые по обвинительному акту.
6
. Никто из свидетелей в действительности не видел, как
подсудимый выстрелил из ружья.
7
. Мы позвонили судебному секретарю, но никто не отве-
тил.
8
. Ни один из членов правового департамента не присут-
ствовал на встрече.
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A Grammar of English Practice Book for Law Students
ЕXERCISES
9
. Никакой работодатель не может платить работнику мень-
ше, чем установлено минимальным почасовым тарифом.
10
. Этот молодой адвокат не смог выиграть дело в суде.
Exercise 56. Read and translate the sentences paying at-
tention to the use of Participle I:
1. While crossing the street the juvenile was struck by a car.
2. The number of cases coming to the police attention is in-
creasing.
3. Travelling by car you’ll see more of countryside.
4. Trying criminal cases magistrates’ courts often act as courts
of preliminary investigation.
5. Appointing the Lord-Chancellor, the Queen acts on the ad-
vice of the Prime Minister.
6. Working alone or with a few close associates, they seek pri-
marily to establish a business in which they can have tax benefits.
7. There may also be a shareholders’ agreement further regulat-
ing its affairs as between its own players.
8. While thinking which form of company to choose for their
business, they took into consideration the advantages of limited li-
ability.
9. The sheriff pointed at the plastic bag lying on the back seat
of the car.
10. Evaluating the admissibility of the evidence the judge relies
on the common sense of the jurors.
11. A civil trial in the High Court is before a single judge gener-
ally sitting without a jury.
12. Jurors are ordinary citizens undertaking an important duty
of deciding upon guilt or innocence.
13. Deciding whether to extend or restrict an existing legal prin-
ciple, the judge is making law.
14. The magistrates will determine the mode of trial taking into
account seriousness of the offence.
15. We expected to see witnesses for both sides giving evi-
dence under oath in accordance with rules of evidence.
16. The judge presides over the process deciding whether the
evidence offered by each side can be admitted or rejected.
17. Being a group of 12 ordinary people with no special knowl-
edge, jury members can act as impartial judges of the facts of the
case.
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