Choose the right answer. 1. The community was angered by the ….. punishment given their friend. a) august b) austere c) severe d) vigorous 2. Those acting for the defendant propose to appeal ….. the sentence. a) against b) for c) out d) to 3. Mr Tipsy was ….. twenty pounds for drinking and driving. a) charged b) fined c) ordered d) penalized 4. The ringleader was lucky to get ….. a suspended sentence. a) away b) off with c) through d) through to 5. After considering the case, the judge put the young offender …. for two years. a) in charge b) in control c) on probation d) on trial 6. Despite the seriousness of his crime he only received a ….. sentence. a) light b) little c) small d) soft 7. The young offenders were warned never .. … with the members of any gang. a) to assign b) to assimilate c) to associate d) to assume 8. As it was her first offence, the judge gave her a ….. sentence. a) kind b) lenient c) severe d) tolerant 9. The woman ….. for her husband’s life when he was found guilty of murder. a) bid b) debated c) disputed d) pleaded 10. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was ….. . a) absolved b) acquitted c) forgiven d) pardoned 11. Jack the Ripper was a hardened criminal without a scrap of …. for his crimes. a) penance b) pity c) remorse d) reproach 12. His sentence has been commuted to five months on the …… of failing health. a) bases b) causes c) grounds d) reasons 13. The prisoners had spent almost a month digging a ……. before the guards discovered it. a) pipe b) pass c) subway d) tunnel 14. He was thrown into prison and …… of his property. a) confiscated b) denied c) deprived d) removed