Тест по английскому на словарный запас по теме "Crime and punishment" №1

CRIME. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.


bigamy   countries   fine   misdemeanor   prison
civil   crimes   forgery   offences   state
classes   criminal law   laws   penalty    term
community   felony   life imprisonment   person   treason


Crime

Crime violates the laws of a community, or nation. It is punishable in accordance with these . The definition of crime varies according to time and place, but the laws of most consider as crimes such as arson, , burglary, , murder, and .
Not all offences against the law are . The laws that set down the punishments for crimes form the . This law defines as crimes those offences considered most harmful to the . On the other hand, a may wrong someone else in some other way that offends the law.
The common law recognizes three of crime: treason, , and misdemeanor.
Death or is the usual for treason. Laws in the United States, for example, define a felony as a crime that is punishable by a of one year or more in a state or federal . A person who commits a may be punished by a or a jail term of less than one year.