Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The claimant asked the High Court to ............... an injunction preventing the company from using the disputed trademark.
Wrong!
Courts usually "grant" an injunction; "give an injunction" is not the standard legal collocation.
2After months of failed negotiations, the investors decided to ............... a lawsuit in federal court.
Wrong!
In legal English, a claimant normally files a lawsuit in court; the other verbs do not fit this precise collocation here.
3The email exchange did not create a legally ............... contract because several essential terms were still unresolved.
Wrong!
A contract that is legally enforceable is a "binding" contract; "bound contract" is not the collocation.
4The jury awarded compensatory damages and, because the misconduct was deliberate, added ............... damages.
Wrong!
Damages awarded to punish serious misconduct are "punitive" damages, not "punishable" damages.
5The defendant has fourteen days to ............... an appeal against the confiscation order.
Wrong!
In formal legal English, a party may "lodge" an appeal; "deposit an appeal" is not the collocation.
6The Supreme Court is expected to ............... its judgment in the competition-law case next week.
Wrong!
A court normally delivers a judgment in this context; "pronounce a judgment" is not the standard collocation for issuing the written decision.
7The judge ruled that the secretly recorded conversation was not ............... evidence.
Wrong!
Evidence that a court may consider is "admissible" evidence; "admissive" is not the legal adjective.
8After two days of deliberation, the jury was ready to ............... a verdict.
Wrong!
A jury returns a verdict; "bring a verdict" is not the standard legal collocation.
9Although the victim initially hesitated, she later agreed to ............... charges against the attacker.
Wrong!
A complainant or prosecutor may "press" charges; "push charges" is not the legal collocation.
10The supplier’s refusal to deliver the components exposed it to a claim for breach of ...............
Wrong!
The standard cause of action is "contract" in the phrase breach of contract; the other nouns do not name the legal claim here.
11The dispute over the lease will be resolved through ............... proceedings rather than a criminal prosecution.
Wrong!
Disputes between private parties are handled in "civil" proceedings; "civic" relates to citizens or municipalities, not this legal category.
12Under the environmental statute, operators may face ............... liability even if they took reasonable precautions.
Wrong!
Liability without proof of fault is called "strict" liability; "severe liability" is not the legal doctrine.
Answers
- The claimant asked the High Court to grant an injunction preventing the company from using the disputed trademark.
- After months of failed negotiations, the investors decided to file a lawsuit in federal court.
- The email exchange did not create a legally binding contract because several essential terms were still unresolved.
- The jury awarded compensatory damages and, because the misconduct was deliberate, added punitive damages.
- The defendant has fourteen days to lodge an appeal against the confiscation order.
- The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its judgment in the competition-law case next week.
- The judge ruled that the secretly recorded conversation was not admissible evidence.
- After two days of deliberation, the jury was ready to return a verdict.
- Although the victim initially hesitated, she later agreed to press charges against the attacker.
- The supplier’s refusal to deliver the components exposed it to a claim for breach of contract.
- The dispute over the lease will be resolved through civil proceedings rather than a criminal prosecution.
- Under the environmental statute, operators may face strict liability even if they took reasonable precautions.