Fill in the Blanks The law and courtsOnline version Roadmap B2+ Unit 3 by Ekaterina Orekhova 1 damages of 3 million not guilty in favour of a nuisance of corruption the patent access to information the verdict online fraud the defence Complete the sentences with a word or phrase in the box to make alternative collocations with the words [ in brackets ] . 1 In court , the defendant [ pleaded ] guilty / . 2 The judge [ awarded ] custody of the children to the mother / . 3 The government has [ cracked down on ] petty crime / . 4 The judge [ ruled ] against / the claimants . 5 The judge ruled the company was unfairly [ restricting ] people's rights / . 6 He said he would fight on and is going to [ appeal against ] the ruling / . 7 She denies all [ the charges ] against her / . 8 In the trial , he [ testified for ] the prosecution / . 9 They were [ accused of causing ] the fatal crash / . 10 The judge found the terms of the agreement / [ had been broken ] .