Commentary
1. Jury: a body of twelve persons (usu. men) sworn to render a verdict in a court of justice in
civil or criminal cases.
2. A warrant is a document (opдep) giving official or legal authority to do smth. (e.g. to
arrest a person). To swear out a warrant: to bring a charge against smb. swearing that the
accusation is true, and demand a warrant for the person's arrest.
3. Yankee: the term means properly a native of New England, but by extension it is often
used to indicate any native of the United States. During the Civil War the Southerners used it in a
derisive sense to indicate inhabitants of the Northern States.
4. The distaff side: the female branch in a family as opposed to the male branch. The
Executive branch is the legislative body of the .government. Here, the distaff side means the women
members of the US government, the more sentimental and moralistic part of the staff, who are fond
of hurling the phrase "all men are created equal" in order to be brought to the notice of the public.
5. Supreme Court: the highest judicial body in the Government of the USA. The nine judges
of this court are appointed by the president. It is the final court of review.
6. J.P. (Justice of the Peace): a judge in the lowest courts (мировой судья); J.P. court—
мировой суд.
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