Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032
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 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: conficence |
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| He was formally charged with abuse of confidence and illegal access to computers on January 28, charges which carry a maximum prison term of three years. |
There are two questions.
1. What does 'confidence' mean in the quote?
2. Is the quote correct grammatically?
I think that the below sentence which I changed the quote and made is correct. Can you tell me if I'm wrong or right?
Thanks.
***He was formally charged with abuse of confidence and illegal access to computers on January 28, which would be charges which carry a maximum prison term of three years. *** |
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Suzanne
Joined: 21 Apr 2008
Posts: 283
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Yes, this sentence is gramatically correct.
He was formally charged with abuse of confidence and illegal access to computers on January 28, charges which carry a maximum prison term of three years.
1. "Confidence" here means trust; he took advantage of a situation. Likely, he took advantage of having his company's permission to access confidential or sensitive information as part of his job. His employer had confidence in his integrity and respect for the company's privacy policies. When he used that trust to get illegal access, he betrayed--or abused--that confidence.
2. There are two charges against him: 1) abuse of confidence, and 2) illegal access. "Charges" is a noun.
You could also make this into two sentences:
He was formally charged with abuse of confidence and illegal access to computers on January 28. These charges carry a maximum prison term of three years.
Does this make sense? |
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