Learn legal English vocabulary – 7 useful words!
In the USA, there are lots of really unusual dumb (silly) laws. Some of them were written many years ago, but they’re still enforceable – which means the police could arrest you for them.
In this lesson, we’re going to look at a few of these dumb laws from the state of Wyoming. This will help you learn legal English vocabulary, and it’ll improve your listening skills. Ready? OK, let’s go!
In this lesson, we’re going to look at a few of these dumb laws from the state of Wyoming. This will help you learn legal English vocabulary, and it’ll improve your listening skills. Ready? OK, let’s go!
Vocabulary
Here are some useful words that appear in the text. The first 7 are legal English words. This will help prepare you for the reading activity.
1. A fine
Money you must pay to the state if you commit a crime.
2. Illegal
If something is “illegal”, you could go to prison if you do it.
3. Under the influence
If you’re “under the influence (of alcohol)”, you have been drinking and it has affected you. If the police stop you for DUI it means you’ve been “Driving Under the Influence” – driving while you’re drunk, which is a serious offence.
4. A permit
A legal document that says you can do something – that you have special permission to do it.
5. Forbidden / prohibited
If something is “forbidden” or “prohibited”, you can’t do it.
6. Go to jail
If someone “goes to jail”, they go to prison.
7. A firearm
A gun, rifle, etc.
A junk dealer
A person who sells old or second-hand goods.
A business transaction
The act of buying or selling something as part of a business deal.
To spit
To force liquid out of your mouth.
Intoxicated
If someone is “intoxicated”, they’ve drunk too much alcohol.
A mine
A tunnel in the ground. It is built to find diamonds, charcoal, gold, etc.
A fence
A barrier between two areas of land, often made of wood or wire.
Artwork
A general word for pictures, drawings, photographs, etc. used for decoration in a house
or a building.
or a building.
2 Reading activity
You’re going to read some unusual laws from the USA. Which law is the most ridiculous? Why?
DUMB LAWS
Here are some more crazy laws from the US. (US English spelling)
This month: Wyoming.
• It is illegal to spit on or near a school.
• Using a firearm while fishing is strictly forbidden.
• Skiing under the influence of alcohol is prohibited.
• Citizens in Cheyenne may not take showers on Wednesdays.
• It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking.
• Junk dealers may not make any business transactions with drunk persons.
• If someone is intoxicated in a mine, he or she could go to jail for up to a year.
• You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.
• It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people’s view in a public theater or place of entertainment.
• Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.
• All new buildings that cost over $100,000 to build must have 1% of funds spent on artwork for the building.
Now, answer the questions.
1. Where is it illegal to spit?
2. What can’t you do while fishing?
3. When can’t citizens in Cheyenne take a shower?
4. Where can’t you be intoxicated?
5. What can’t you take a photo of from January to April without a permit?
6. What must all new buildings with construction costs over $100,000 have?
1. Where is it illegal to spit?
2. What can’t you do while fishing?
3. When can’t citizens in Cheyenne take a shower?
4. Where can’t you be intoxicated?
5. What can’t you take a photo of from January to April without a permit?
6. What must all new buildings with construction costs over $100,000 have?
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