More Law and Order

Use these words in the sentences below:

Felony	Perjury
Knowingly	Influence
Sentence	Circumstances
Offense	Relevant
Determine	Capital punishment
Mandatory	Operate
Issue	misdemeanor

1.         It is _______________________ to go to credit classes.

2.         Littering is a ___________________.

3.         Murder is a ___________________.

4.         Some murderers get sentenced to _________________________.

5.         Smoking marijuana in San Francisco is no longer an _____________.

6.         Racism is a big ______________ in the U.S. these days.

7.         People who live in dangerous ____________________ sometimes come to the   US to live.

8.         When the man said that he had never lied, he committed _______________.

9.         Learning new vocabulary is ______________ in this class.

10.       Do you know how to _______________ an airplane?

11.       It is important for us to be a good _______________ on our children.

12.       Judges __________________ how long people go to prison for.

13.       Did you see that guy, throw that paper on the ground?  He did it ____________.

14.       If you get a life ________________ to prison, you will be there for a very long       time.

Law and Order Vocabulary

An offense	is an illegal	action or crime.
Something directly related	to the subject being	discussed is relevant.
One of the meanings of	determine is	to decide something.
A sentence given for a	serious crime is capital	punishment or the death penalty.
Mandatory means	something that must be	done because of a rule or law.
Another word for the verb	operate is	work.
An issue	is a	subject or a problem.
A misdemeanor	is a less	serious crime.
A felony	is a	serious crime.
Perjury	is when a person	lies on purpose.
Another way to say	on purpose is	knowingly.
If you influence someone	you give them	ideas.
This is a sentence,	but it is also a length (time)	of punishment.
Circumstances	are	situations.