Check your vocabulary for Law - Word Association 2

Partnerships
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SOME WORDS FORM “partnerships”. For example, we talk about income tax not revenue tax. Both forms are grammatically correct, but only the first is normally used.
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Exercise1. Match the verbs on the left with nouns on the right to make ten partnerships. Some verbs will go with more than one noun; different answers are given in the key.
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VERBS………………………….. NOUNS
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1. break………………………...a case
2. commit……………………...a market
3. cross examine……….…....a fee
4. charge……………………….an interest
5. declare………………………a Law
6. enter…………………………a crime
7.evade.................................a verdict
8. hear…………………………..terms
9. negotiate…………………....a witness
10.return…………………….…taxes
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Exercise 2. Complete these sentences using the partnerships from the first exercise. You may have to make some changes to fit the grammar of the sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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1. You must know that you are _____breaking the law___ when you park on the pavement.
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2. The merger will only go ahead if the two companies can _________ they are both happy with.
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3. After two hours deliberating the jury ___________ of not guilty.
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4. We are going to ____________ with a revolutionary new product next month.
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5. A good accountant can save you money by finding ways to _____________.
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6. We have _____________ for the prosecution, which depends on an unreliable identification.
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7. When she was ____________ he contradicted his earlier testimony.
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8. I am innocent; I did not __________ you accuse me of.
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9. During the recent debate on this matter Mr. Allen failed to __________: he is a director of the company bidding for the contract.
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10. Most solicitors do not _________ for the first consultation.
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Answers:
Exercise 1:
1.break down
2. commit a crime
3. cross examine a witness
4. charge a fee
5. declare an interest
6. enter a market
7. evade taxes
8. hear a case
9. negotiate terms
10. return a verdict
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Exercise 2:
1.breaking the law
2. negotiate terms
3. returned a verdict
4. enter the market
5. evade taxes
6. heard the case
7. cross examining the witness
8. commit the crime
9. declare an interest
10. charge a fee