Crime and the Law

She discovered her friend's secret recipe for chocolate chip cookies and jokingly said she would threaten to reveal a secret about her unless she shared it. What would be an appropriate replacement for the underlined phrase?

• blackmail

• plead guilty

• raid

• drop the charges against him

The private investigator was hired to look for the missing witness, a crucial step in the legal proceedings that would help strengthen the case. What would be a better replacement for the underlined phrase?

• to quash

• trace the whereabouts of

• to pass sentence

• to fit the description

After a lengthy trial, the jury deliberated for hours before finally deciding in the court delivering the much-anticipated decision on the defendant's innocence or guilt. What would be an appropriate replacement for this phrase?

• a brush with the law

• plead guilty

• reach a verdict

• handle a defence

The accused, facing charges of embezzlement, is hopeful not to wait in prison because a large sum of money has been paid as a guarantee that they will not run away as the legal proceedings unfold, allowing them to await trial outside of prison. What would be an appropriate replacement for the underlined phrase?

• to be taken in police custody

• to pass sentence

• to be quashed

• to be released on bail

The defendant's legal team filed a motion for the conviction to be rejected, citing new evidence that could potentially overturn the guilty verdict.

• to place somebody under arrest

• to hand down a sentence

• to plead guilty

• to be quashed

After a thorough investigation, the suspect was identified and subsequently arrested by the police and kept in prison for questioning regarding the recent string of burglaries in the neighborhood.

• to drop the charges against

• to handle the defence

• to be taken into police custody

• to trace the whereabouts

Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, the defendant chose to say in a court of law that you are guilty of a crime that you have been charged with, hoping for a more lenient sentence.

• to plead guilty in court

• to stand trial

• to make an alibi

• to blackmail

Despite the accusations, there is not a single piece of evidence to support the claim that he was involved in any wrongdoing.

• a spate of break-ins

• a shred of evidence

• a cache of explosives

• an alibi

After a wild night out, he had dealings with the police for a minor crime, when he was pulled over for speeding and narrowly avoided getting a ticket.

• a criminal record

• a spate of break-ins

• a brush with the law

• a cache of explosives

Even though he had turned his life around, his list of crimes which he has been found guilty of, which is kept by the police continued to cast a shadow over his efforts to find stable employment.

• criminal record

• a raid

• a sentence

• a verdict