criminal minds Crossword Puzzles
Federal and state court system 2024-03-27
Across
- the case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit.
- a claim made to rebut a previous claim.
- A request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision
- the amount of money defendants must post to be released from custody until their trial.
- A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.
- any official tribunal presided over by one or several judges in which legal issues and claims are heard and determined.
- A form of discovery consisting of written questions to be answered in writing and under oath.
- an item or information proffered to make the existence of a fact more or less probable.
- A serious crime, usually punishable by at least one year in prison.
Down
- The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a certain type of case.
- Evidence presented by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.
- to bring a defendant before a judge or magistrate to hear the charges and to plead usually either guilty or not guilty
- someone who has information about a case that has gone to trial.
- people(typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
- free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
- An official of the Judicial branch with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts.
- an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
- A written statement that begins a civil lawsuit, in which the plaintiff details the claims against the defendant.
- the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
20 Clues: a claim made to rebut a previous claim. • A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant. • free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty. • someone who has information about a case that has gone to trial. • A serious crime, usually punishable by at least one year in prison. • ...
Mock Trial Vocabulary 2022-03-07
Across
- the act of jurors talking to each other and coming to a decision on the charges or crime of a trial
- in trial practice, judge to disagree that an attorney's objection.
- attorney- the name of a public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district.
- statement-summary of nature of the case and of anticipated proof presented
- not guilty of a crime or fault
- an official who gives a sentence conducts hearing.
- give evidence under oath
- a serious charge of criminal wrongdoing which must later be proved at trial.
- prove that someone is guilty as a matter of law.
- not important
- person against whom a criminal charge or civil claim is brought in a court of law.
Down
- having been convicted by a jury of having done something wrong
- a reasonable doubt-the burden of proof in a criminal case required to establish the guilt of a person charged with a crime.
- in trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection
- introduced to counter, disproved or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption
- just guessing about a particular situation.
- a lawyer protest about the legal propriety of a question which has been asked of a witness by the opposing attorney, with the purpose of making the trial judge decide if the question can be asked.
- of the evidence-the greater weight of evidence.
- dire- to speak the truth
- officer who is in charged of maintaining order in a court of law.
- decision made by a jury at the end of the trial.
- of people selected according to law and declare the truth about the matters of fact.
- arguments-the final statement by an attorney to jury.
- that gives proof of a contested fact
24 Clues: not important • dire- to speak the truth • give evidence under oath • not guilty of a crime or fault • that gives proof of a contested fact • just guessing about a particular situation. • of the evidence-the greater weight of evidence. • decision made by a jury at the end of the trial. • prove that someone is guilty as a matter of law. • ...
Crimes and criminals 2025-06-20
Across
- a person who commits robbery.
- a person who commits murder.
- to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it:
- the action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
- produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.
- a person who attacks and robs another in a public place.
- a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
- physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
- someone who takes goods or people into or out of a country illegally
- a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
- a person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others.
- contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
- a person who abducts someone and holds them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.
- criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the internet.
- a person who sets a property on fire
Down
- to enter (a house, etc) illegally, esp by force
- the action of abducting someone and holding them captive.
- A person who steals
- behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
- an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place.
- the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
- the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country.
- a person who steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
- the action or crime of stealing.
- action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
- the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
- the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
27 Clues: A person who steals • a person who commits murder. • a person who commits robbery. • the action or crime of stealing. • a person who sets a property on fire • to enter (a house, etc) illegally, esp by force • the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country. • a person who attacks and robs another in a public place. • ...
Forsenic 2026-02-23
Across
- Behaviourist prison system using rewards such as tokens.
- Neurotransmitter linked to impulse control (low levels associated with aggression).
- High levels of this trait are linked to lack of guilt and aggression.
- The process of creating the final offender profile is profile _______
- Profiling approach based on statistical analysis and objective data.
- Moral development theory proposed by ________.
- Brain area involved in regulating moral behaviour and impulse control.
- Psychologist who proposed the criminal personality theory (EPI).
- Spending time in prison after being found guilty in court is ________ sentencing.
- Study that found 52% concordance rate for MZ twins (researcher surname).
- Theory suggesting criminal behaviour is learned through interaction with others is ______ Association Theory.
- Twin type that shares 100% of their genes.
Down
- Profiling technique that analyses crime locations to predict where an offender lives.
- The term used to describe primitive physical criminal traits.
- Reoffending after punishment.
- Cognitive distortion where offenders downplay the seriousness of their crime.
- The stage where all available crime scene evidence is collected.
- Justice approach involving face-to-face meetings between victim and offender.
- Profiling approach developed mainly in the USA using organised vs disorganised categories.
- Part of the limbic system associated with emotional responses and aggression.
- Offenders who operate close to their home base in geographical profiling.
- Therapy that teaches offenders to recognise and control anger triggers.
- The distinction between organised and disorganised offenders was developed by ______ & Douglas (1980).
- The Italian criminologist who proposed the atavistic form.
- Offenders who travel outside their home area to commit crimes.
- The assumption that behaviour with victims reflects everyday behaviour is __________ coherence
- Cognitive distortion where offenders misinterpret neutral actions as hostile is Hostile ______ Bias.
- Personality trait linked to impulsiveness and thrill-seeking.
- Lowest level of moral reasoning where behaviour is guided by punishment/reward.
- The British psychologist who developed Investigative Psychology.
30 Clues: Reoffending after punishment. • Twin type that shares 100% of their genes. • Moral development theory proposed by ________. • Behaviourist prison system using rewards such as tokens. • The Italian criminologist who proposed the atavistic form. • The term used to describe primitive physical criminal traits. • ...
12 Angry Men 2022-03-11
Across
- a body of 12 people at court
- a widely held belief or idea of a particular type of person or thing
- an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
- overcrowded urban street lived in by the very poor
- a claim, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place
- engage in long and careful consideration
- a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Down
- a room forming a separate residence w/in a house
- the tendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain
- of an action, especially a crime thought out or planned beforehand.:
- a person who is unreasonably attached to a belief, especially one who is prejudiced against a person
- (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
- the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone
- quiet and gentle
- greatly dismayed or horrified
- prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group
16 Clues: quiet and gentle • a body of 12 people at court • greatly dismayed or horrified • engage in long and careful consideration • a room forming a separate residence w/in a house • overcrowded urban street lived in by the very poor • the tendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain • (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty • ...
Twelve Angry Men Vocabulary 2025-02-22
Across
- a group of 12 people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted in court
- the intentional or planned killing of a person
- the lawyer appointed by the government to represent the state in criminal cases
- the first juror selected; leads and speaks for the rest of the jury
- unanimous or total agreement within a group
- a religious speech, usually given by an authoritative religious figure
- required by rule
- complete and exclusive control over something
Down
- the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime
- case in which the offense violates federal criminal laws; tried at a higher level than state courts
- logical and agreeable
- the lawyer focused on protecting the rights of the defendant charged with a crime
- according to habit or what is usual
- producing a copy of a document; counterfeiting
- not being known or identified by name
- the smallest amount possible
16 Clues: required by rule • logical and agreeable • the smallest amount possible • according to habit or what is usual • not being known or identified by name • unanimous or total agreement within a group • complete and exclusive control over something • producing a copy of a document; counterfeiting • the intentional or planned killing of a person • ...
Bre Hatchet ch.15 2012-09-25
Across
- a full or abundant supply or amount
- to cause to trot.
- the field of television broadcasting
- to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc
- harsh or bitter derision or irony.
Down
- providing care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc
- the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation
- to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- one of the pointed tines of a fork
- a continuously bending line, without angles
- a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands
11 Clues: to cause to trot. • one of the pointed tines of a fork • harsh or bitter derision or irony. • a full or abundant supply or amount • the field of television broadcasting • a continuously bending line, without angles • to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast. • the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation • ...
MAXIMUM RIDE 2013-02-28
Across
- leader of the flock.
- the wear-wolves that were made to hunt down the folck.
- nickname of the scienctis that expairamented on the flock.
- name of the flocks dog that talks, simaler to Todo.
- each one of the folck has a speical p____.
Down
- what Jeb says max is sopost to be.
- what all the flock has that help them fly.
- the father figure to the flock.
- the place wear the foclk got there wings.
- the power that Angels has that helps her read minds.
- the group of kids with wings.
11 Clues: leader of the flock. • the group of kids with wings. • the father figure to the flock. • what Jeb says max is sopost to be. • the place wear the foclk got there wings. • what all the flock has that help them fly. • each one of the folck has a speical p____. • name of the flocks dog that talks, simaler to Todo. • the power that Angels has that helps her read minds. • ...
Flag Reading Vocabulary 2023-06-19
Across
- when people vote about a new rule or idea
- to include
- important or a lot
- a pole used for flying a flag.
- give special importance to something
- a traditional story
Down
- the symbol used on a pirate's flag with two bones in the shape of an X and a skull
- more than 50%
- the inspiration for something, the place or thing where the idea comes from
- move with a group of others to live in a new country or area.
- connect with something else in our minds
11 Clues: to include • more than 50% • important or a lot • a traditional story • a pole used for flying a flag. • give special importance to something • connect with something else in our minds • when people vote about a new rule or idea • move with a group of others to live in a new country or area. • the inspiration for something, the place or thing where the idea comes from • ...
Narrative, Nursery Rhyme and Writing 2023-11-01
Across
- this helps you form letters
- twinkle twinkle little ____
- a tale about a girl who meets 3 bears
- a famous nursery rhyme involving a spider
- a story about magical creatures and fairies
Down
- The use of words that imitate the sound they describe
- a place where you find a lot of books
- a type of rhyme that repeats the same consonant sounds
- Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the ____
- a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
- using words to create vivid pictures in readers minds
11 Clues: this helps you form letters • twinkle twinkle little ____ • a place where you find a lot of books • a tale about a girl who meets 3 bears • a famous nursery rhyme involving a spider • a story about magical creatures and fairies • Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the ____ • The use of words that imitate the sound they describe • ...
RK crossword 2024-11-18
Across
- was executed for a failed naval mission
- was constantly asked things & claimed to not know the meaning in life
- Limited citizenship to those born in Athens
- Arrested for disrespecting the gods & corrupting young minds
- Put to death by drinking poison hemlock
Down
- Had built it in 15 years
- Not corrupt & powerfully aloof speaker
- Rich foreigner who received a good education unlike most women in Athens
- Pericles died form this
9 Clues: Pericles died form this • Had built it in 15 years • Not corrupt & powerfully aloof speaker • was executed for a failed naval mission • Put to death by drinking poison hemlock • Limited citizenship to those born in Athens • Arrested for disrespecting the gods & corrupting young minds • was constantly asked things & claimed to not know the meaning in life • ...
Specialists 2021-09-10
Across
- The bill after might get on your NERVES
- Might want to fix your leg with a brace
- Doesn’t help with the mind really more like a disorder
- Would help your minds more than your bones
- Prefers to help children instead of adults
Down
- he will keep a EYE on you when you are talking to him
- Treats the humans largest cell
- Might be like a dentist more than a doctor
- Is able to determined if you have a tumor
- A doctor that checks for colds
- Is able to do operations like surgery
11 Clues: Treats the humans largest cell • A doctor that checks for colds • Is able to do operations like surgery • The bill after might get on your NERVES • Might want to fix your leg with a brace • Is able to determined if you have a tumor • Might be like a dentist more than a doctor • Would help your minds more than your bones • Prefers to help children instead of adults • ...
Psychology Chapter 1 2024-01-30
Across
- medical specialty, not part of psychology
- Doctor of Medicine
- The interjection of hereditary and environment, which unfolds in predictable patterns throughout the lifespan
- our innate needs to grow and to fulfill our best possible potential
- We respond to surroundings according to principles of behavioral learning
- The brain, nervous system, endocrine system, genes
Down
- processes in our unconscious minds
- The power of the situation: social and cultural influences can overpower the influence of all other determining factors
- Doctor of Philosophy
- “the study of the mind”
- We are information-processing systems
11 Clues: Doctor of Medicine • Doctor of Philosophy • “the study of the mind” • processes in our unconscious minds • We are information-processing systems • medical specialty, not part of psychology • The brain, nervous system, endocrine system, genes • our innate needs to grow and to fulfill our best possible potential • ...
Vocabulary 12/6/22 to 1/11/23 2023-01-19
buttwurd #3 2023-04-21
Across
- the best minds at Disney's best sandwich.
- a funny name of mysterious origin
- who you call after a workplace disaster, labor certifier
- the band everyone here loves and is always going to see for some reason??
- Casey and John's healthy snack
- This week's workplace disaster
- What Matt has to plan for me with $2,000
- Daddy's home!
- Hey Leo, how do we___?
- Don't mess with me in Pea, abbr.
- I'll be it
Down
- The guy who makes crack-filled music, first name Jack
- a friend for lonely, traumatized children (me)
- Redemption round: who owns Linkedin?
- #1 artist in america, hip hop hall of fame, multiple time grammy winner and Casey's fave
- I want something else, to get me through this semi---
- Down in the parking lot, JR's big talking point
- Hannah's big game today
18 Clues: I'll be it • Daddy's home! • Hey Leo, how do we___? • Hannah's big game today • Casey and John's healthy snack • This week's workplace disaster • Don't mess with me in Pea, abbr. • a funny name of mysterious origin • Redemption round: who owns Linkedin? • What Matt has to plan for me with $2,000 • the best minds at Disney's best sandwich. • ...
Francesco's farewall 2023-09-26
Across
- He performed at the info session
- A nice gift from Japan
- The restaurant name only Simone can pronounce
- Magda's surname (I am sorry Magda, but this is too funny <3)
- You arrive in EFSA, you try it, you're disappointed
- A plant that used to be in the office
- The most beloved male trainee of the food enzyme team in 2022-2023
- The building in front of EFSA
- A little newbie in the team
Down
- Always in our minds
- The away day of the last year
- It was secret, a paper box was involved
- Everyone wants to take them in the meetings
- Silvia's nightmare
- The table that let you know your destiny
- It is changed 1000 during a Panel meeting
- He was elected as the kindest expert
- We go on, but it is still there
18 Clues: Silvia's nightmare • Always in our minds • A nice gift from Japan • A little newbie in the team • The away day of the last year • The building in front of EFSA • We go on, but it is still there • He performed at the info session • He was elected as the kindest expert • A plant that used to be in the office • It was secret, a paper box was involved • ...
Orange 2023-12-06
Across
- This book is a letter to the people of
- There will be tribulation and distress for people who do this
- We get this through faith in Jesus Christ
- The main problem in the Church
- The other group in the Church
- The man who wrote this book
- One of the groups in the Church
Down
- The third "tion" that brings you closer to God
- The emperor during the time this book was being written
- We have peace with God because we were justified by what?
- The free gift of God
- The structure of the book of Romans
- Those who live according to this, set their minds on this
13 Clues: The free gift of God • The man who wrote this book • The other group in the Church • The main problem in the Church • One of the groups in the Church • The structure of the book of Romans • This book is a letter to the people of • We get this through faith in Jesus Christ • The third "tion" that brings you closer to God • ...
holes words 2015-10-21
10 Clues: steep,cliff • burning,hot • weak,disable • boost,advance • sure,convinced • wanted,criminal • crazy,flipped out • covered,sheltered • appreciate,discern • puzzling,mysterious
Spelling List 22 2023-04-04
Across
- Workers on a ship or plane
- I _____ up
- Read one to learn
- Synonym of 'cheer'
- Flowers do it
- The bird _____ away
- Beef _____
- Cutlery piece
- Synonym of 'criminal'
Down
- Diamond, ruby, or emerald
- Help to reach something high up
- Volume of recipes
- I _____ up
- I love _____
- My plant _____!
- Bath_____
- The teams _____ hands after the game
- Ice cream _____
18 Clues: Bath_____ • I _____ up • I _____ up • Beef _____ • I love _____ • Flowers do it • Cutlery piece • My plant _____! • Ice cream _____ • Volume of recipes • Read one to learn • Synonym of 'cheer' • The bird _____ away • Synonym of 'criminal' • Diamond, ruby, or emerald • Workers on a ship or plane • Help to reach something high up • The teams _____ hands after the game
Prison break: password 1 2023-06-11
Across
- he stole from the rich and gave to the poor
- opposite of 'extenuating'
- someone who kills
- someone who gives money in order to change the other person’s conduct or views
- someone who commits fraud by keeping money that doesn’t belong to him
- Michael Moore's documentary is called 'Bowling for ...'
- a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison
Down
- a crime less serious that a felony
- the most famous criminal in Victorian London was called 'Jack the ...'
- proof
- an official who is responsible for investigating the deaths of people who have died in a sudden, violent, or unusual way
- someone who imports or exports items without authorisation
- National Rifle Association
13 Clues: proof • someone who kills • opposite of 'extenuating' • National Rifle Association • a crime less serious that a felony • he stole from the rich and gave to the poor • Michael Moore's documentary is called 'Bowling for ...' • someone who imports or exports items without authorisation • someone who commits fraud by keeping money that doesn’t belong to him • ...
Group4 Spelling words 2020-05-21
Across
- done without preparation
- Shy or quiet person
- Awesome and amazing
- For a short amount of time
- Regaining life
- Medicine
- Short survey of the past
- real or colourful
- To go the other way
- Believed criminal
- Stupid or unreasonable
- Loud and not shy
Down
- Caring only about money
- Able to adopt
- Type of storm
- Deceptive
- eating meat
- deceptive appearance
- Strong and active
- Escape
20 Clues: Escape • Medicine • Deceptive • eating meat • Able to adopt • Type of storm • Regaining life • Loud and not shy • real or colourful • Strong and active • Believed criminal • Shy or quiet person • Awesome and amazing • To go the other way • deceptive appearance • Stupid or unreasonable • Caring only about money • done without preparation • Short survey of the past • For a short amount of time
Week 2 Crossword 2020-09-19
Across
- cleave, cut, hack
- curiosity, concern, enthusiasm
- cautious, accurate, mindful
- fail, dismay, sadden
- comment, remark, refer
- beleiving, anticipating, wishing
- cheerful, glad, elated
- remember, understand, master
- typical, familiar, common
- banned, criminal, illicit
Down
- place, location, orientation
- agenda, almanac, diary
- reacting, answering, responding
- his, hers, not mine
- doubtful, insecure, hesitant
- partially, slightly, somewhat
- here, yonder, present
- evil, corrupt, sinful
- procuring, changing, obtaining
- protected, secure, intact
20 Clues: cleave, cut, hack • his, hers, not mine • fail, dismay, sadden • here, yonder, present • evil, corrupt, sinful • agenda, almanac, diary • comment, remark, refer • cheerful, glad, elated • protected, secure, intact • typical, familiar, common • banned, criminal, illicit • cautious, accurate, mindful • place, location, orientation • doubtful, insecure, hesitant • remember, understand, master • ...
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow 2021-11-20
Across
- with acceptance
- cut out (of a will)
- scattered
- having little interest
- agile
- relocate
- acutely distressing
- annoy
- laugh loudly
Down
- unwilling to believe
- exhausted
- undetectable
- (of a liquid) being weakened with water
- obstructed
- a clause in a will leaving something
- obstinately
- guilty of a criminal offense
- successor
- distorted, unclear
- revoking sadness
- trivial objection
- an addition that modifies a will
- shrunken from age
23 Clues: agile • annoy • relocate • exhausted • successor • scattered • obstructed • obstinately • undetectable • laugh loudly • with acceptance • revoking sadness • trivial objection • shrunken from age • distorted, unclear • cut out (of a will) • acutely distressing • unwilling to believe • having little interest • guilty of a criminal offense • an addition that modifies a will • a clause in a will leaving something • ...
xx 2022-05-07
Across
- reference: action
- covenant reputation
- how much is enough
- easily damaged film
- german perfume
- glowing herbal drink
- silent shell
- jack bauer
- storage for an artist
- criminal person in red
- large knife, smarter
- photo collection of eggs
Down
- an insect polluting
- old mexican man
- permanent
- compressed piano
- make certain
- old isles, unwelcomed
- fish lizard dinosaurs
- sturdy cotton
- pressure education
- my fault, lat
22 Clues: permanent • jack bauer • make certain • silent shell • sturdy cotton • my fault, lat • german perfume • old mexican man • compressed piano • reference: action • how much is enough • pressure education • an insect polluting • covenant reputation • easily damaged film • glowing herbal drink • large knife, smarter • old isles, unwelcomed • fish lizard dinosaurs • storage for an artist • criminal person in red • ...
Pay it forward 2025-12-29
Across
- in trouble/ ruined
- religious sect
- something disappointing
- gossipy/person who tells secrets / snitch
- deterioration
- attacked with a knife
- gushing, excessive, expansive
- idealistic
- fail a school year/ be held back
Down
- understanding afterwards
- benefactor
- moved away from others/retiring
- waste receptacle
- solicit a ride
- very sharp or observant
- strange person
- leaflet, handout
- expensive, high quality
- contemptible or immoral person/ criminal
- moving quietly or secretly
20 Clues: benefactor • idealistic • deterioration • religious sect • solicit a ride • strange person • waste receptacle • leaflet, handout • in trouble/ ruined • attacked with a knife • something disappointing • very sharp or observant • expensive, high quality • understanding afterwards • moving quietly or secretly • gushing, excessive, expansive • moved away from others/retiring • ...
Crime 2023-06-25
Across
- someone who steals something
- an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime
- not guilty of a crime
- If someone is ... of a crime or offence, they have committed that crime or offence.
- someone who kills people
- a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case
Down
- leave the place to avoid danger; get away
- someone who has committed a crime
- money you have to pay because you broke the law
- with a value of
- someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
- a police officer whose job is to try to discover information about a crime so that the criminal can be caught
- someone who enters a building illegally in order to steal things
13 Clues: with a value of • not guilty of a crime • someone who kills people • someone who steals something • someone who has committed a crime • leave the place to avoid danger; get away • money you have to pay because you broke the law • a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case • someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law • ...
20s/30s Crossword 2022-03-01
Across
- special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition
- Intellectual and cultural revival of African American culture centered in Harlem, Manhattan, NYC
- illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages
- American gangster that is also known as "Scarface"
- type of music originated from African Americans in the 20s
- the hysteria over the perceived threat of communism
- a organized group doing criminal activities
- high proof liquor produced illegally
- First man able to fly a plane over the Atlantic
- the greatest jazz composer of his time, one of the originators of big-band jazz
Down
- white supremacist hate group that targets African Americans
- actor known in Hollywood as the "Latin Lover"
- Founder of the Ford Motor Company
- 6 million African Americans moving from the South to the North
- young women in the 20s that wore short skirts,had short hair,and listened to jazz,
- the policy of protecting the interests of native-born against those of immigrants.
- nationwide ban of production, importation, and consumption of alcohol
- Famous trumpeter and vocalist during the 20s. One of the most influential figures in jazz.
- a code of silence about criminal acts, used by the mafia
- Professional baseball player in the 20s and 30s
20 Clues: Founder of the Ford Motor Company • high proof liquor produced illegally • a organized group doing criminal activities • actor known in Hollywood as the "Latin Lover" • Professional baseball player in the 20s and 30s • First man able to fly a plane over the Atlantic • special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition • illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages • ...
Chap 7 vocab 2024-01-05
Across
- an act committed in violation processes law
- the theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts committed
- only occasional breaking of norms
- an undesirable label used to deny a deviant acceptance
- deviance that becomes individuals and part of an individauls identity
- the theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve them
- a social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
- a person who breaks significant societal or group norms
- ways to encourage conformity to society norms
- behavior that overconforms to social expectations
- the theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
- rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
Down
- the theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
- punishment
- job-relating crimes committed by high-status people
- a system comprising institutions and process responsible for enforcing criminal statutes
- the process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status
- discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
- behavior that underconforms to accepted norms
- behavior that departs from societal or group norms
20 Clues: punishment • only occasional breaking of norms • an act committed in violation processes law • behavior that underconforms to accepted norms • ways to encourage conformity to society norms • behavior that overconforms to social expectations • behavior that departs from societal or group norms • job-relating crimes committed by high-status people • ...
Part I 2019-11-17
Across
- Samsung is Huawei's ________.
- If there is a tragedy, things can get better! You can _______ the tragedy!
- Not enough money for food, housing, or clothes.
- A person who starts a new business.
- The greater the _____, the greater the _____. (2 words)
- If you have a lot of money, you have a lot of _____.
- If you have a genius idea, nobody can steal it; If you own a house, nobody can take it from you.
- We make the water, dirt, and air dirty and poisoned.
- A person who invests money in a business.
- The money that a business earns.
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- fog + air pollution = _______.
- I have no money! I'm ______.
- A nice way to say "You're fired!"
- I don't like to take risks. I like to _______.
- There is no rain for a long, long time.
- The police meets a criminal. The criminal gives the police money. They shake hands.
- A nonfiction story about a person.
- For example: horror, romance, tragedy, adventure.
- A person from another planet.
- You don't have enough money? No problem! ________!
- To work extremely hard.
- Revenue - Costs = ________.
- A war fought between two groups from the same country.
- Special; different from everyone / everything else.
24 Clues: To work extremely hard. • Revenue - Costs = ________. • I have no money! I'm ______. • Samsung is Huawei's ________. • A person from another planet. • fog + air pollution = _______. • The money that a business earns. • A nice way to say "You're fired!" • A nonfiction story about a person. • A person who starts a new business. • There is no rain for a long, long time. • ...
Federal And State Court System 2024-03-21
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- The authority of a state court to hear a case (2 words)
- Highest court in Virginia
- The person who files a complaint in a civil case
- Appellate jurisdiction from US district courts (4 words)
- A less serious crime
- the right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review their case
- The authority of a federal court to hear a case (2 words)
- Original jurisdiction for felony criminal cases and some civil cases at the state level(2 words)
- The government's side in a criminal case
- Appellate jurisdiction from circuit courts in Virginia (5 words)
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- Original jurisdiction in most cases (3 words)
- Original jurisdiction for misdemeanors, civil cases, and family cases at the state level (3 words)
- Local laws
- The authority of some courts to review decisions made by lower courts (2 words)
- Judicial Branch's main power (3 words)
- When more than one court has the authority to hear a case (2 words)
- The authority of a court to hear a case
- Highest court in the country (2 words)
- A very serious crime
- Federal and state courts determine if laws and executive orders are constitutional with this power (2 words)
20 Clues: Local laws • A less serious crime • A very serious crime • Highest court in Virginia • Judicial Branch's main power (3 words) • Highest court in the country (2 words) • The authority of a court to hear a case • The government's side in a criminal case • Original jurisdiction in most cases (3 words) • The person who files a complaint in a civil case • ...
McKenzie 2024-04-09
Across
- courts that conduct the original trial and render their decison
- the person who executes a promissory note
- an expression of willingness to enter a contractual agreement
- person who writes his or her name on back of an instrument
- a person who deals in goods of the kind
- failure to exercise ordinary care
- a person under full legal age
- a written request initiating a civil suit
- to take into police custody
- a person in possession of an instrument
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- the party who intestines or makes an offer
- a judicial order or decree forbidding the performance of a certain act
- movable tangible personal property
- a criminal offense that is punishable by confinement in prison or death
- charging a person with a crime and asking for that person plea
- a contract which will be enforced by the court
- the party to whom any negotiable instrument is made payable
- a decision of a court
- a person whom the offer is made
- those rules of civil conduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong
- A criminal offense which is neither treason nor a felony
- Intentional false statement of material facts given to the injured party
22 Clues: a decision of a court • to take into police custody • a person under full legal age • a person whom the offer is made • failure to exercise ordinary care • movable tangible personal property • a person who deals in goods of the kind • a person in possession of an instrument • the person who executes a promissory note • a written request initiating a civil suit • ...
Justice 2023-01-30
Across
- unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
- unauthorized entry into a structure with intent to commit a crime
- theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
- action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
- paying back to the victim by the offender
- theft of personal property.
- isolates the offender from society
- the illegal touching of another person
- unlawful taking of property from a person's possession by force
- use of threats to obtain another's property. Also called blackmail.
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- the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
- criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the Internet.
- intended to prevent others from committing similar crimes
- crime a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically one involving violence.
- retraining or reeducating the offender
- justice or revenge on the others
- he deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder.
- wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
- stating or implying the threat of harm to another individual
- the willful and malicious burning of property
20 Clues: theft of personal property. • justice or revenge on the others • isolates the offender from society • retraining or reeducating the offender • the illegal touching of another person • paying back to the victim by the offender • the willful and malicious burning of property • intended to prevent others from committing similar crimes • ...
module 7 2024-12-18
Across
- is a place where legal professionals, such as attorneys or lawyers, practice their profession. It serves as a hub for legal research, client consultations, document preparation, and representation in legal matters.
- Legal order to appear in court.
- A legal practice with multiple attorneys.
- Court request for a specific action.
- Represents clients in court.
- Defender Government-appointed attorney for those who cannot afford a lawyer.
- The highest court, with power to review and overturn lower court decisions.
- Maintains records, issues summonses, schedules hearings.
- Review decisions made by lower courts.
- Hear evidence, decide guilt or innocence in criminal cases, or liability/damages in civil cases.
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- Defendant’s response to a complaint.
- Oversees trials, hearings, and legal proceedings.
- A law office operated by a single attorney.
- Requests Documents for gathering information.
- Maintains courtroom order, serves documents, escorts prisoners.
- A government institution where legal disputes are resolved by judges.
- Records proceedings verbatim using shorthand or electronic devices.
- Government attorney representing the state in criminal cases.
- Initial document filed to start a lawsuit.
- Group of citizens determining trial verdict.
20 Clues: Represents clients in court. • Legal order to appear in court. • Defendant’s response to a complaint. • Court request for a specific action. • Review decisions made by lower courts. • A legal practice with multiple attorneys. • Initial document filed to start a lawsuit. • A law office operated by a single attorney. • Group of citizens determining trial verdict. • ...
Gateway to the world B1 Units 1-2 2024-11-11
Across
- if you have no siblings, you are an ____ child
- you are ______ to your grandparents
- work on the crime and try to find the criminal
- take to prison
- say that someone is guilty
- synonym to "kill"
- a crime when someone breaks into a house
- some fact or thing or document that supports the theory
- your ______ family is you and your parents
- a crime when someone steals another person
- a person who saw the crime or the criminals
- your sister's son
- "_______ out" means "get information, discover"
- a person who may or may not be a criminal
- not married anymore
- opposite to "legal"
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- a little child who is learning to walk
- a noun which means that someone lets you do something
- a crime when someone damages buildings, cars, etc
- take other people's things without asking
- a crime connected with computers
- someone who starts a fire
- someone who attacks people in the street and takes their things
- "_______ out" means "calculate, understand after some time of thinking"
- a uncomfortable feeling
- your mother's brother
- synonym to "teenager"
- a process of becoming better
- a noun from "solve"
29 Clues: take to prison • synonym to "kill" • your sister's son • a noun from "solve" • not married anymore • opposite to "legal" • your mother's brother • synonym to "teenager" • a uncomfortable feeling • someone who starts a fire • say that someone is guilty • a process of becoming better • a crime connected with computers • you are ______ to your grandparents • ...
trait theory 2025-10-23
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- ODD a disorder where a child displays aggression and combative behavior
- theory, low arousal levels seek strong thrills/experiences which can include/ lead to risky/violent behavior
- the view that criminality is the product of an abnormal biological/psychological trait, e.g. genetic, neurological, or hormonal
- target people who are at risk of problematic behavior
- facial features
- large bone structure predisposed to store fat, sentimental
- "criminals are organically inferior."
- a mental illness that causes a distorted reality
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- a method for classifying a person's body type
- action before a crime occurs
- preventing re-offending
- positive and negative reinforcement, and positive and negative punishment
- lack of remorse and empathy, and violates the rights of others
- physical traits that Lambroso claimed could be used to identify a 'born criminal'
- thin physique with long thin muscles and limbs very social and relaxed
- perception of reality, and mental processes needed to understand the world
- criminals revert to a primitive genetic form
- the Iceman, NJ criminal leader of a burglary ring
- athletic muscular build most likely to engage in crime
- contours of the skull
- a more severe display of behaviors than ODD
21 Clues: facial features • contours of the skull • preventing re-offending • action before a crime occurs • "criminals are organically inferior." • a more severe display of behaviors than ODD • criminals revert to a primitive genetic form • a method for classifying a person's body type • a mental illness that causes a distorted reality • ...
Crossword: GA's Branches of Gov't 2026-03-25
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- Law dealing with disputes between individuals
- Judge decides punishment
- Highest court in Georgia
- Group that reviews and changes bills before voting
- Governor rejects a bill
- Decision made by the jury
- Branch that interprets laws
- Permanent type of legislative committee
- Georgia’s law-making body
- Title before governor that presides over the Senate
- A civil wrong against someone
- The state’s chief legal officer
- Groups in the executive branch that administer programs
- Court that reviews lower court decisions
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- Formal charge issued by a grand jury
- Leader of Georgia’s executive branch
- The lower chamber of Georgia’s legislative branch
- Place where legal cases are heard
- Law dealing with crimes against society
- One of the two houses of the Georgia General Assembly
- Branch that enforces laws
- State officer in charge of elections and records
- Less serious crime with shorter punishment
- Committee made of members from both houses
- Committee used when House and Senate pass different bills
- Serious crime with long prison sentence
- Major non-tax revenue source for Georgia
- First step in the criminal justice process
- Court proceeding where guilt is decided
- Committee created for a special purpose
30 Clues: Governor rejects a bill • Judge decides punishment • Highest court in Georgia • Branch that enforces laws • Decision made by the jury • Georgia’s law-making body • Branch that interprets laws • A civil wrong against someone • The state’s chief legal officer • Place where legal cases are heard • Formal charge issued by a grand jury • Leader of Georgia’s executive branch • ...
Clj1 3 2026-03-28
Across
- → Repeated prosecution for same offense
- → Assumption of innocence
- → Pre-trial release
- → Filing complaint
- → Order to arrest person
- → Authority of police
- → Suppression of illegal evidence
- → Social reintegration
- → Hearing to determine evidence sufficiency
- → Opposing questioning
- → Imposed penalty
- → Secret law enforcement activity
- → Conditional freedom after imprisonment
- → Non-jury trial
- → Police documentation
- → Guilty plea agreement
- → Non-custodial sentence
- → Confinement before trial
- → Offender reform system
- → Legal basis for arrest or search
- → Temporary detention facility
- → Unit handling police misconduct
- → Correctional institution
- → Principle of no crime without law
- → Warning of constitutional rights
- → Electronic monitoring
- → Return to community
- → Conditional freedom
- → Internal police probe
- → Legal shield for officials
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- → Highest proof standard
- → Sentence reduction credit
- → Inmate grouping method
- → Monitoring suspects
- → Court judgment
- → Restrictive court order
- → Taking into custody
- → Witness questioning
- → Criminal intent
- → Rule excluding evidence
- → Judicial authority to search
- → Evidence in court
- → Written accusation filed in court
- → Legal fairness principle
- → Court proceeding
- → Court appearance guarantee
- → Judicial review process
- → Criminal act
- → False sworn statement
- → Negotiated guilty plea
50 Clues: → Criminal act • → Court judgment • → Non-jury trial • → Imposed penalty • → Criminal intent • → Filing complaint • → Court proceeding • → Pre-trial release • → Evidence in court • → Monitoring suspects • → Authority of police • → Taking into custody • → Witness questioning • → Return to community • → Conditional freedom • → Social reintegration • → Opposing questioning • → Police documentation • ...
High Minds Riverton Vape & Smoke 2026-04-12
Across
- Cannabis flower form you sell
- Pre-rolled smoke ready to go
- Psychedelic-themed product line you carry
- Electronic dab device brand you carry
- What THC-A turns into when heated
- Portable dab tool (glass or silicone)
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- Popular alternative herbal product (starts with K)
- Your best-selling category
- Sticky concentrate used for dabs
- Small glass piece for quick hits
- Popular single-use vape device
- Glass piece used for water filtration
- Used to light up the session
13 Clues: Your best-selling category • Pre-rolled smoke ready to go • Used to light up the session • Cannabis flower form you sell • Popular single-use vape device • Sticky concentrate used for dabs • Small glass piece for quick hits • What THC-A turns into when heated • Glass piece used for water filtration • Electronic dab device brand you carry • Portable dab tool (glass or silicone) • ...
Youth and Criminal Law 2021-05-28
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- A serious criminal offense, usually punishable by a prison term or, in some cases, by death.
- An alternative to imprisonment allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, usually under conditions and under the supervision of a ____ officer
- A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
- Anything that you see, hear, or read that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened.
- A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime.
- The killing of one human being by another human being
- The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
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- The evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from documents and other physical evidence.
- Reus guilty act
- A claim or statement of what a party intends to prove; the facts as one party claims they are.
- Rea guilty mind
- the period between childhood and adult age.
- the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
13 Clues: Reus guilty act • Rea guilty mind • the period between childhood and adult age. • the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. • The killing of one human being by another human being • A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime. • The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime. • ...
12 Angry Men Legal terms 2022-01-05
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- -The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.
- Without bias, prejudice, or other preconception. The members of a jury should have no opinion about or vested interest in a case at the start of the trial and should base its verdict only on competent legal evidence presented during the trial.
- of proof: The amount of proof necessary to prove a case. In a criminal case, such proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, the standard is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
- -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence.
- Document or material object produced and identified in court as evidence in a case. Each of these documents or objects is ordinarily given an identifying letter or number in alphabetical or numerical sequence when it is offered as evidence.
- Often called the "presiding juror." At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson. The jury foreperson's duty is to preside and see that discussion during deliberations is carried on in a free and orderly manner, that the case and issues are fully and freely discussed, and that every juror is given a chance to participate in the discussion. As the deliberations conclude, the foreperson counts the votes and completes and signs the verdict form.
- Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits.
- -1) In criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) A common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "The prosecution will present five witnesses," or "The prosecution rests" (completed its case).
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- Twelve jurors serve on a jury trial, except when the parties in civil or misdemeanor cases agree that there may be fewer than 12. A decision is unanimous when the full jury in a criminal case has agreed upon the verdict. Once a verdict has been reached, the jury is brought back into the courtroom. The verdict must be in writing, signed by the foreperson, and be read to the jury by the court clerk or the judge.
- - A person who serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are obtained from sources such as voter registration rolls, telephone directories, and department of motor vehicles' lists. Individuals who are selected to serve on a jury receive from the court a very small fee for their time and sometimes the cost of traveling from home to court.
- -The probable reason a person committed a crime, as when one acts out of jealousy, greed, or revenge. While evidence of a motive may be admissible at trial, proof of motive is not necessary to prove a crime.
- An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy.
- punishment - A sentence of death.
- -1) A general term for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pretrial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in a criminal case. 2) A response to a complaint, called an affirmative defense, to counter, defeat, or remove all or a part of the contentions of the plaintiff.
- A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
- After a trial, the jury goes into its assigned private room to think about and discuss evidence and testimony to help it reach a verdict.
- a reasonable doubt: In a criminal case, the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt." Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that leaves you with an abiding conviction that the charge is true.
17 Clues: punishment - A sentence of death. • Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits. • -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence. • An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy. • ...
12 Angry Men Legal terms 2022-01-05
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- -The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.
- Without bias, prejudice, or other preconception. The members of a jury should have no opinion about or vested interest in a case at the start of the trial and should base its verdict only on competent legal evidence presented during the trial.
- of proof: The amount of proof necessary to prove a case. In a criminal case, such proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, the standard is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
- -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence.
- Document or material object produced and identified in court as evidence in a case. Each of these documents or objects is ordinarily given an identifying letter or number in alphabetical or numerical sequence when it is offered as evidence.
- Often called the "presiding juror." At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson. The jury foreperson's duty is to preside and see that discussion during deliberations is carried on in a free and orderly manner, that the case and issues are fully and freely discussed, and that every juror is given a chance to participate in the discussion. As the deliberations conclude, the foreperson counts the votes and completes and signs the verdict form.
- Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits.
- -1) In criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) A common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "The prosecution will present five witnesses," or "The prosecution rests" (completed its case).
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- Twelve jurors serve on a jury trial, except when the parties in civil or misdemeanor cases agree that there may be fewer than 12. A decision is unanimous when the full jury in a criminal case has agreed upon the verdict. Once a verdict has been reached, the jury is brought back into the courtroom. The verdict must be in writing, signed by the foreperson, and be read to the jury by the court clerk or the judge.
- - A person who serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are obtained from sources such as voter registration rolls, telephone directories, and department of motor vehicles' lists. Individuals who are selected to serve on a jury receive from the court a very small fee for their time and sometimes the cost of traveling from home to court.
- -The probable reason a person committed a crime, as when one acts out of jealousy, greed, or revenge. While evidence of a motive may be admissible at trial, proof of motive is not necessary to prove a crime.
- An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy.
- punishment - A sentence of death.
- -1) A general term for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pretrial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in a criminal case. 2) A response to a complaint, called an affirmative defense, to counter, defeat, or remove all or a part of the contentions of the plaintiff.
- A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
- After a trial, the jury goes into its assigned private room to think about and discuss evidence and testimony to help it reach a verdict.
- a reasonable doubt: In a criminal case, the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt." Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that leaves you with an abiding conviction that the charge is true.
17 Clues: punishment - A sentence of death. • Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits. • -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence. • An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy. • ...
Kaleb/Emmanuel 2024-10-31
Across
- your minds awareness of the world
- Is knowledge possible
- to sense/become aware
- blank state
- Attempts to mislead or distract
- any of the faculties by which the mind receives information about the external world or about the state of the body.
- when postive impression of a person leads to better treatment
- sense of balance and spatial orientation
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- Is a proposition useful to believe
- something is true when it is free from subjectivity
- what it means to exist as a human being
- extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
- Theory of truth
- effect the more amount of people around you the less chance youll be helped if you are in danger
14 Clues: blank state • Theory of truth • Is knowledge possible • to sense/become aware • Attempts to mislead or distract • your minds awareness of the world • Is a proposition useful to believe • what it means to exist as a human being • sense of balance and spatial orientation • something is true when it is free from subjectivity • extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence • ...
Crimes Against Property 2019-11-17
Across
- falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another
- Any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer
- fraud any type of fraud that requires computer technology to perpetrate
- the unlawful entry into any dwelling or structure with the intent to commit a crime
- politically motivated attacks on information systems
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- the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
- theft of personal property
- the unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation
- unlawful taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted
- to blackmail
- action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
11 Clues: to blackmail • theft of personal property • politically motivated attacks on information systems • the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. • unlawful taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted • falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another • Any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer • ...
Citizenship Theme C 2022-04-26
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- A person who decides questions of law in court
- A person who arrested is held against their will because they are suspected of committing a crime
- Putting people off committing a crime
- Getting revenge on the criminal
- Being 'locked up'; detained in prison
- When an offender carries out up to 300 hours of unpaid work, such as gardening, litter-picking or painting.
- Not being sentenced for a minor crime; it can be conditional
- reasons why an offender might be given a lighter sentence
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- Every defendant is assumed to be innocent until proven guilty in court.
- Putting things right for the victim, and society (also known as restorative justice)
- To make a claim against someone
- Reforming the criminal so they stop offending
- To commit a crime more than once
- Paying a sum of money as a punishment
14 Clues: To make a claim against someone • Getting revenge on the criminal • To commit a crime more than once • Putting people off committing a crime • Being 'locked up'; detained in prison • Paying a sum of money as a punishment • Reforming the criminal so they stop offending • A person who decides questions of law in court • ...
Tysons Crossword 2019-04-11
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- identifies and compares specific types of trace materials that could be transferred during the commission of a violent crime
- DNA
- the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor (as in gas chromatography) through a medium in which the components move at different rates.
- another term for genetic fingerprinting.
- the points where the ridge lines end or fork
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- Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation,
- a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
- Fingerprints are unique patterns, made by friction ridges
- the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- (in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
10 Clues: DNA • another term for genetic fingerprinting. • the points where the ridge lines end or fork • Fingerprints are unique patterns, made by friction ridges • the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. • ...
CRIMINAL LAW - CROSSWORD 2022-01-06
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- someone who commits certain crime
- person who commits hija
- the state of being kept in prison until the trial begins
- scientific methods of solving crimes, that includes analizing fingerprints, DNA etc.
- offering something to gain an advantage
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- a sum of money which suspect pays that allows them to be released from jail until the trial begins
- the act of finding someone guilty
- destruction of public (or private) property
- person who is suspected of commiting a crime
9 Clues: person who commits hija • the act of finding someone guilty • someone who commits certain crime • offering something to gain an advantage • destruction of public (or private) property • person who is suspected of commiting a crime • the state of being kept in prison until the trial begins • ...
a Smooth Criminal 2022-02-17
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- a person who's not considered guilty
- somebody that transport illegal things abroad or into their country
- somebody that kills people
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- to think that someone did someting, but not beeing sure about that
- a guy who steals things
- somebody that falsifies painting etc.
- somebody that breakes into houses
- a person who protect accused people
- somebody who did something bad
9 Clues: a guy who steals things • somebody that kills people • somebody who did something bad • somebody that breakes into houses • a person who protect accused people • a person who's not considered guilty • somebody that falsifies painting etc. • somebody that transport illegal things abroad or into their country • ...
criminal justice/Criminology 2025-03-06
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- unit- applies specialized photographic techniques for recording and examining physical evidence.
- reconstruction- based on the analysis done in the previous steps, the crime scene is reconstructed. this involves determine victim behavior, the sequence of crimes.
- criminology- objective, universal, culture-free, predicting and explaining
- physiatry- the study of human mind
- unit- applies the knowledge of biological sciences in order to investigate blood samples body fluids hair and fiber samples
- criminology- conflict theory human behavior is shaped by interpersonal conflict, crime is a product of human conflict
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- anthropology- study of human bones
- pathology- is the study of the human body
- criminology - proposes that crime can be controlled
- unit- incorporates the principles of chemistry, physics, and geology to identify and compare physical evidence
- approach- analyzes the characteristics
11 Clues: anthropology- study of human bones • physiatry- the study of human mind • approach- analyzes the characteristics • pathology- is the study of the human body • criminology - proposes that crime can be controlled • criminology- objective, universal, culture-free, predicting and explaining • ...
Criminal Court Procedure 2024-04-17
What is criminal law? 2021-09-21
Across
- deny to accusations
- act against individuals and society as a whole
- defeat ones government
- serious violations of the law
- not as serious of a crime
- accusation of police being involved in the crime in an illegal way
- controling activites of business, industry, and indiviuals
- the right to not being accused for the same crime twice
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- statement that without law enforcement crime would not occur
- safety to people wronged in non-crimial ways
- ensuring you can avoid and reduce criminal liability
- legal issues with personal relationships such as marriage and child support
- violation against society
13 Clues: deny to accusations • defeat ones government • not as serious of a crime • violation against society • serious violations of the law • safety to people wronged in non-crimial ways • act against individuals and society as a whole • ensuring you can avoid and reduce criminal liability • the right to not being accused for the same crime twice • ...
Youth and Criminal Law 2021-05-28
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- A serious criminal offense, usually punishable by a prison term or, in some cases, by death.
- An alternative to imprisonment allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, usually under conditions and under the supervision of a ____ officer
- A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
- Anything that you see, hear, or read that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened.
- A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime.
- The killing of one human being by another human being
- The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
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- The evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from documents and other physical evidence.
- reus guilty act
- A claim or statement of what a party intends to prove; the facts as one party claims they are.
- rea guilty mind
- the period between childhood and adult age.
- the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
13 Clues: reus guilty act • rea guilty mind • the period between childhood and adult age. • the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. • The killing of one human being by another human being • A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime. • The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime. • ...
Youth and Criminal Law 2021-05-28
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- A serious criminal offense, usually punishable by a prison term or, in some cases, by death.
- An alternative to imprisonment allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, usually under conditions and under the supervision of a ____ officer
- A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime.
- A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
- The evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from documents and other physical evidence.
- The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
- A claim or statement of what a party intends to prove; the facts as one party claims they are.
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- Anything that you see, hear, or read that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened.
- the period between childhood and adult age.
- Guilty mind
- the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
- The killing of one human being by another human being
- Guilty act
13 Clues: Guilty act • Guilty mind • the period between childhood and adult age. • the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. • The killing of one human being by another human being • A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime. • The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime. • ...
Criminal Procedure in Belarus 2022-03-09
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- a person who allegedly has information regarding the case
- a process of physically restraining a suspect and keeping him in custody
- information regarding the case given in an oral or written form during the process of questioning
- a person who issues a special document initiating civil or criminal procedure
- a person who represents a state in the case
- a request by either party for the court to make a procedural decision or to proceed in other forms
- a request of rewatching the case due to some serious procedural or other mistakes made during the first watch
- physical clues or information redarding the case and prooving one's statements
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- a person who allegedly commited a crime and is accused of it
- money or other private property which is deposited into the court securing the accused's due behavior
- prohibition of free access of a third party to information regarding the case and the existing parties
- an unbiased third party which provides the court with special knowledge in spheres related to the case
- a final decision made by a judge regarding the grade of punishment of the accused
13 Clues: a person who represents a state in the case • a person who allegedly has information regarding the case • a person who allegedly commited a crime and is accused of it • a process of physically restraining a suspect and keeping him in custody • a person who issues a special document initiating civil or criminal procedure • ...
criminal justice OS-3 2023-05-03
7 Clues: nonviolent crimes • gambling ilegal drug use • less serious offenses such • any act that is breaking the law • a person who commits any type crime • crimes such as murder and kidnapping • the three part system consisting of the police
Youth Day 2022-08-14
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- the young minds of world
- the feeling more youths get among adult
- the act of troubling someone
- the act of peaceful rebellion
- a type of font and way to describe a strong Person
- the sense of finding out about everything
- the movie about young boy who suffers from dyslexia and loves art
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- the Bollywood movie to spread awareness about Tourette syndrome
- the best way to describe the energy of youth
- discrimination on the basis of status for education
- the movie that empowered rural students to crack engineering entrance
- the state of utter numbness
- the movie where animals deal with alarming problems of the world
13 Clues: the young minds of world • the state of utter numbness • the act of troubling someone • the act of peaceful rebellion • the feeling more youths get among adult • the sense of finding out about everything • the best way to describe the energy of youth • a type of font and way to describe a strong Person • discrimination on the basis of status for education • ...
warriorcats 2020-04-29
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- A bager
- THe cat who was the first leader of skyclan
- The cat with powers to walk throughand read cats minds
- They have a face for their symbol
- a cat with powers to hear things farther than the averagecat
- They are a clan full of warrior ancestors from all the clans
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- The cat who almost killed bluestar and recruited a massive darkforstest army.
- A orange,red cat who joind thunderclan as a kittypet
- The fist leader of thunderclan
- The cat who asked rusty if he wanted to join her clan
- Tigerclaws son
- thunders mother
- THeir symbol is a tree
13 Clues: A bager • Tigerclaws son • thunders mother • THeir symbol is a tree • The fist leader of thunderclan • They have a face for their symbol • THe cat who was the first leader of skyclan • A orange,red cat who joind thunderclan as a kittypet • The cat who asked rusty if he wanted to join her clan • The cat with powers to walk throughand read cats minds • ...
Harry Potter crossword 2021-03-01
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- the one that killed Harry's parents and gave Harry his scar
- he used to beat up poor Harry at school and at home
- the school where Harry is sent to, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry
- very smart but always minds other people's business, very curious
- the main character in this book
- hedmaster of Hogwarts, he is a genius
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- the wizards sport
- he was a poltergeist at Hogwarts, he is full of mischief
- the house where Harry is put in
- Harry's ennemi at hogwarts
- Harry's beautiful white owl
- he went to fetch Harry to bring him to hogwarts
- Harry's first friend
13 Clues: the wizards sport • Harry's first friend • Harry's ennemi at hogwarts • Harry's beautiful white owl • the house where Harry is put in • the main character in this book • hedmaster of Hogwarts, he is a genius • he went to fetch Harry to bring him to hogwarts • he used to beat up poor Harry at school and at home • he was a poltergeist at Hogwarts, he is full of mischief • ...
Criminal & Civil Law 2024-09-06
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- The person who starts a legal case because they think they’ve been wronged.
- Summary Offences
- Country Court Of Victoria
- has been accused of committing a wrongful act
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- Not being careful enough, which ends up hurting someone else.
- The area or type of cases a court has the power to deal with.
- The act of killing someone. It’s a serious crime.
- the type of harm suffered by a person
- Saying untrue things about someone that damage their reputation.
9 Clues: Summary Offences • Country Court Of Victoria • the type of harm suffered by a person • has been accused of committing a wrongful act • The act of killing someone. It’s a serious crime. • Not being careful enough, which ends up hurting someone else. • The area or type of cases a court has the power to deal with. • ...
gold group term 3 2023-09-11
Get to know your co-workers 2018-04-05
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- I work in scheduling and my last name begins with a S. Who am I?
- My favorite movies are comedies and I miss riding my mini bike from when I was litte. Who am I?
- I have met Jim King and if I could have a super power I would want super speed like Flash. Who am I?
- I have met Jenny Finch, snakes and spiders aren't my thing, Riverdale is my favorite TV show and hanging with my babies and playing softball are my favorite things to do outside of work. Who am I?
- I work in pre-access for the QC, I mainly work the Rock Island que and my last name begins with a B. Who am I?
- My favorite place to visit is the summer cabin in Wisconsin, if I could go anywhere I would want to go to England and my favorite TV show is Empire. Who am I?
- The dark is something that scares me, my favorite actor is Gerard Butler, my favorite non-work related item on my desk is my unicorn beanie baby, and I just bought a house (yay! congratulations!). Who am I?
- My favorite cereal is Waffle Crisp, my favorite non-work related item on my desk is my candy jar, and I have met Hill Harper. Who am I?
- I work in scheduling, I am newer to this department, and my last name begins with a H. Who am I?
- I work in scheduling, I have the same first name as someone who used to work in scheduling, and my last name begins with a W. Who am I?
- I have a cat named Gomez after Gomez in the Adams Family, my favorite cereal is Fruity Pebbles and my favorite movie is Clueless. Who am I?
- I have 2 mini doxies named Annabelle and Sadie, and my favorite sweet treat is ice cream. Who am I?
- My favorite place to visit is my bed, my favorite actor is Chris Hemsworth (total shocker), and I have 5 cats (I may or may not become a crazy cat lady). Who am I?
- I love all cereal especially fruit loops with marshmallows, Step Brothers is my favorite movie "Did we just become best friends?! YEPP!", and I have 2 guinea pigs named Olaf and Teddy. Who am I?
- I have worked with UPH for 18 years, my favorite actor is Jack Black and I have met Allison Sweeney. Who am I?
- I am terrified of clowns, my favorite movie genre is scary/thriller, if I could go anywhere I would want to go to Ireland, and my favorite TV show is Criminal Minds (no I did not watch the episode where there was a killer clown). Who am I?
- I am scared of mice, my favorite sweet treat is chocolate and my favorite TV show is Criminal Minds. Who am I?
- I work in scheduling and my last name begins with a P. Who am I?
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- My favorite place to visit is Colorado Springs, drowning is something that scares me, and I love any sweet treat with caramel. Who am I?
- I work in scheduling, and my last name begins with a W. Who am I?
- If I could have any super power I would want unlimited knowledge, I have met David Robinson, uncertainty is something that scares me and I have been told I can no longer be president. Who am I?
- Golden Grahams are my favorite cereal, if I could go anywhere I would like to go to Sweeden, and my favorite thing to do outside of work is crafting. Who am I?
- My favorite non-work related item on my desk is my fidget spinners, I am not fond of driving over or under bridges and I have met Huey Lewis. Who am I?
- I work in scheduling and my last name begins with a C. Who am I?
- I work pre-access in Muscatine and my last name begins with a G. Who am I?
- Donner Lake is one of my favorite places to visit, I did not get to meet him but I did get to see President Kennedy in his car leaving the white house and I have worked for UPH for 15 years. Who am I?
- My favorite movie is the sixth sense, I love to visit Pakistan, I miss playing on streets from when I was little (this sounds a little dangerous!), and my favorite actor is Bruce Willis. Who am I?
- One of my favorite things to do when I am off is to go for a walk and my favorite actress's are Sandra Bullock and Sara Jessica Parker. Who am I?
- I am scared of creepy crawly things, I have a labradoodle named Max and if I could go anywhere I would like to go on an African Safari. Who am I?
- I work pre-access part time for the QC and my last name begins with a G. Who am I?
- If I could have any super power I would want to be able to travel back in time and the pictures of my grandbabies are my favorite non-work related item on my desk. Who am I?
- Las Vegas is my favorite place to visit, I have a cat named One Eye, and my favorite non-related item on my desk is my pig mug. Who am I?
- One of my favorite movies is Pitch Perfect, I miss not having to pay bills when I was little and if I could go anywhere in the world I want to go to the Maldives Islands. Who am I?
- My favorite actor is Mark Whalburg, my daughter being out of the country scares me, my daughter recently told my I need to get a life, and my favorite cereal is Raisin Bran. Who am I?
- I have met over 50 famous people, if I could have any super power I would want to be able to read minds and I miss summer breaks from when I was little. Who am I?
- I work pre-access for Cedar Rapids and my last name begins with a H. Who am I?
- Cream of wheat is my favorite cereal, dark chocolate with ginger and berries is my favorite sweet treat, and I have a dog named Zippy. Who am I?
37 Clues: I work in scheduling and my last name begins with a S. Who am I? • I work in scheduling and my last name begins with a C. Who am I? • I work in scheduling and my last name begins with a P. Who am I? • I work in scheduling, and my last name begins with a W. Who am I? • I work pre-access in Muscatine and my last name begins with a G. Who am I? • ...
Year 8 Civics Glossary Crossword 2020-06-02
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- …law (Judge made law)
- a proposed law that has not yet become law
- law made by parliament
- an area of Australia that elects one MP
- the Queen’s authority in the Australian parliament
- a vote to change to the Constitution
- to remove a law so that it no longer applies
- ….of proof (the level of proof required to win a case)
- an agreement between two or more countries
- rules detailing the structure of Government
- a legal principle developed by a court
- people who decide the verdict in a criminal trial
- the destruction of 6 million Jews during World War II
- unlawful damage to a person’s good reputation
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- one who hears cases in a lower court
- ……of proof ( the party that has to prove a case
- a law made by Parliament
- a law passed by Parliament
- where citizens choose how they will be governed
- the party against whom an action has been brought
- to take legal for a criminal offence
- the person who commences a legal action in civil law
- ….nullius (‘land belonging to no-one’)
- ……law set by Indigenous people
- legally responsible for a civil wrong
25 Clues: …law (Judge made law) • law made by parliament • a law made by Parliament • a law passed by Parliament • ……law set by Indigenous people • one who hears cases in a lower court • a vote to change to the Constitution • to take legal for a criminal offence • legally responsible for a civil wrong • ….nullius (‘land belonging to no-one’) • a legal principle developed by a court • ...
20s/30s Crossword 2022-03-01
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- special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition
- Intellectual and cultural revival of African American culture centered in Harlem, Manhattan, NYC
- illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages
- American gangster that is also known as "Scarface"
- type of music originated from African Americans in the 20s
- the hysteria over the perceived threat of communism
- a organized group doing criminal activities
- high proof liquor produced illegally
- First man able to fly a plane over the Atlantic
- the greatest jazz composer of his time, one of the originators of big-band jazz
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- white supremacist hate group that targets African Americans
- actor known in Hollywood as the "Latin Lover"
- Founder of the Ford Motor Company
- 6 million African Americans moving from the South to the North
- young women in the 20s that wore short skirts,had short hair,and listened to jazz,
- the policy of protecting the interests of native-born against those of immigrants.
- nationwide ban of production, importation, and consumption of alcohol
- Famous trumpeter and vocalist during the 20s. One of the most influential figures in jazz.
- a code of silence about criminal acts, used by the mafia
- Professional baseball player in the 20s and 30s
20 Clues: Founder of the Ford Motor Company • high proof liquor produced illegally • a organized group doing criminal activities • actor known in Hollywood as the "Latin Lover" • Professional baseball player in the 20s and 30s • First man able to fly a plane over the Atlantic • special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition • illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages • ...
Judicial Branch Crossword 2014-12-18
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- How many judges does the District Courts have?
- There are ___ Supreme Court justices
- The ___ Amendment extends Due Process rights to citizens and the state and local levels.
- A court has original jurisdiction if it hears a case for the ____ time.
- What kind of case involves two parties in a disagreement?
- The ___ Court may have a jury and has both types of jurisdictions
- Probable cause is ___ during arraignment.
- If a law goes against the Constitution, it is called ___.
- Due Process: All citizens accused of break the law must be treated ___
- A serious crime.
- The Court of Appeals has a ____ of judges
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- The 5th and the 14th are the two ___ that focus on Due Process.
- The Circuit Court hears cases of greater ___ offenses.
- The ___ Amendment gives Due Process rights to citizens at the national level.
- If police have probable cause, what could they do?
- Judicial ____ was established by Marbury v. Madison
- An example of a misdemeanor is stealing a ___ bar.
- Article III established the ____ Branch
- If you ____ the law you may end up in a criminal court case.
- The Constitution is the ___ law of the land.
- District courts have only ____ jurisdiction
21 Clues: A serious crime. • There are ___ Supreme Court justices • Article III established the ____ Branch • Probable cause is ___ during arraignment. • The Court of Appeals has a ____ of judges • District courts have only ____ jurisdiction • The Constitution is the ___ law of the land. • How many judges does the District Courts have? • ...
Matt Wilson Ch. 6 Crossword Puzzle 2014-09-02
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- specified strategies bases on an offenders level of danger
- the middle ground between probation and prison
- reporting to a supervision officer
- dismisses charges upon rehabilitation
- A legal act that helps divert offenders from prison sentences
- the term for when a judge imposes harsher sanctions on a offender
- mitigating entrance into the criminal justice system
- "scared straight"
- offenders are sent here to monitor their daily activities and to receive scheduling
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- to follow an offender through electronic means
- a synonym for a "half-way house"
- To cease all criminal behavior
- command to repay the victim
- confinement to ones dwelling for a set period
- the increased supervision of a probationer
- a form of parole where the use of electrical equipment is used to monitor the actions and location of an offender
- a requirement that offenders serve the community to help repair the damage the committed to the community in their crimes
- offenders are under strict supervision in a military-esq regiment
- A sentence mandating a portion of their time be served in an offender residence
- court that requires an offender to undergo a drug treatment program
20 Clues: "scared straight" • command to repay the victim • To cease all criminal behavior • a synonym for a "half-way house" • reporting to a supervision officer • dismisses charges upon rehabilitation • the increased supervision of a probationer • confinement to ones dwelling for a set period • to follow an offender through electronic means • ...
25 Words Hartmann 2023-12-11
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- The man ____ the other man violently.
- The lawyer used the fact that he was a criminal as the _____ of his argument.
- He was a very ______ man due to his age.
- The president gave ______ to the commander to launch the missile.
- The president ______ the medal of honor on the soldier.
- To make certain
- Someone who has good ________ uses words effectively in speaking and writing.
- The thing that inspires someone (especially an artist or poet)
- The man did not understand the _____ of the situation.
- The man could not ________ how many people were one the planet.
- The right to vote
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- Since the sign was __________, all the people followed the way it pointed.
- To inflict grievous
- Finding something fortunate by accident: Chance, fate, or love
- A dog's ______ senses allow them to smell the everything.
- Uncertain, doubtful
- The lawyer was the __________ for the criminal.
- Everlasting
- Easy to see or perceive
- The child _______ to his parents sharply.(Past Tense)
- Careful, done with great detail and care
- To hold back, refrain; avoid
- To shrink and tremble from fear, Cringe
- The police had to get a ______ to search the house.
- A sweatshop ____ their workers to make themselves money.
25 Clues: Everlasting • To make certain • The right to vote • To inflict grievous • Uncertain, doubtful • Easy to see or perceive • To hold back, refrain; avoid • The man ____ the other man violently. • To shrink and tremble from fear, Cringe • He was a very ______ man due to his age. • Careful, done with great detail and care • The lawyer was the __________ for the criminal. • ...
Vocab Review with Fun 2023-12-13
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- to receive data or a file from the Internet on your computer.
- an attempt to trick someone into giving information over the internet or by email
- to catch (data, information)
- a dishonest, criminal scheme aimed at tracking people
- 'mal' in 'malware' stands for ......
- if you have ..... to information it means that you have the opportunity to use it
- dishonest and illegal (as in ... scheme)
- double-..... = double-check
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- the noun of "to break"
- social ..... is manipulating individuals into providing confidential or personal information that may be used for criminal purposes
- a global computer network providing a variety of information
- to go around, avoid (for example, restrictions)
- = unsafe
- ... data = damaged data or changed in a way that it cannot be used
- a wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet access
- to ..... a password = to break or gain access to an unknown password
- a system of connected computers that works like the internet and allows people within an organization (!!!) to communicate with each other
- bad and harmful software
- Google Disk, iCloud, Dropbox are some examples of cloud .......
- to send data or a file from your computer to somewhere on the Internet
20 Clues: = unsafe • the noun of "to break" • bad and harmful software • double-..... = double-check • to catch (data, information) • 'mal' in 'malware' stands for ...... • dishonest and illegal (as in ... scheme) • to go around, avoid (for example, restrictions) • a dishonest, criminal scheme aimed at tracking people • a global computer network providing a variety of information • ...
Prosecutorial Responsibility 2023-12-18
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- Sharing evidence and information with the defense. (2 words)
- Formal protest against evidence or statements. (2 words)
- Initial charging document filed by the prosecution. (2 words)
- Guidelines provided by the judge to the jury. (2 words)
- Collection of proof to build a strong case. (2 words)
- Requests made to the court before the trial. (2 words)
- Written documents presenting legal arguments and interpretations. (2 words)
- Questioning of defense witnesses by the prosecuting attorney. (2 words)
- Gathering evidence to support charges against the accused. (1 word)
- Ready-ing the case for the trial process. (2 words)
- Questioning of prosecution witnesses by the prosecuting attorney. (2 words)
- Presentation of legal reasoning during court proceedings. (2 words)
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- Determination to file criminal charges based on available evidence. (2 words)
- Initial presentations outlining the prosecution’s case. (2 words)
- Assisting individuals in providing effective testimony. (2 words)
- Examination of laws and precedents relevant to the case. (1 word)
- Duties and tasks of the government in a criminal case. (2 words)
- Final statements summarizing the prosecution’s case. (2 words)
- Formulation of a plan to present a compelling case. (2 words)
- Interactions with individuals possessing relevant information to the case. (2 words)
20 Clues: Ready-ing the case for the trial process. (2 words) • Collection of proof to build a strong case. (2 words) • Requests made to the court before the trial. (2 words) • Guidelines provided by the judge to the jury. (2 words) • Formal protest against evidence or statements. (2 words) • Sharing evidence and information with the defense. (2 words) • ...
English 2023-01-26
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- Recognizance: Condition of release of accused person without payments of bail.
- Detention: Holding of prisoner without bail
- of Attorney: Written authority allowing one person to act for another
- Damages: Damages in excess of actual loss awarded to wronged plaintiff to punish defendant
- Defendant’s answer to plaintiff’s declaration; accused’s answer to criminal charge
- Offer money or property to fulfill an obligation
- Command to appear in court and testify
- Legally authorized period of delay
- Oral evidence given by witness
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- Contendere: “I do not wish to contest”
- Intentional abandonment of right
- of limitations: Legislative act limiting time in which plaintiff may bring civil suit or state may bring criminal action
- Annul of rescind a document decision or offer.
- Legal case contested in court
- Isolate jury
- Written court order issued to serve administration of jusice; ussually stipulating that something be done or not be done.
- Action to recover actual item personal property rather that its value
- Written questions answered underoath
- Court order authorizing action by public officer, ussually arrest or search and seizure
- Trial: Consideration of case by jury, as opposed to by judge or arbitrator
20 Clues: Isolate jury • Legal case contested in court • Oral evidence given by witness • Intentional abandonment of right • Legally authorized period of delay • Written questions answered underoath • Contendere: “I do not wish to contest” • Command to appear in court and testify • Detention: Holding of prisoner without bail • Annul of rescind a document decision or offer. • ...
"Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive" Vocabulary 2022-09-25
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- an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
- the quality of being noble in character
- tending to cause corrosion
- a system of criminal justice based on the punishment of offenders rather than on rehabilitation.
- the restoration of friendly relations
- greatly dismayed or horrified
- moral corruption; wickedness
- relating to or supporting democracy or its principles
- the dependence of two or more people or things on each other
- dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
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- the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity
- causing great horror or fear
- hard to control or deal with
- existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level
- a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
- punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
- exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
- referred to in a proverb
- a typical example or pattern of something; a model
- exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others
- impossible to stop or prevent
21 Clues: referred to in a proverb • tending to cause corrosion • causing great horror or fear • hard to control or deal with • moral corruption; wickedness • greatly dismayed or horrified • impossible to stop or prevent • the restoration of friendly relations • the quality of being noble in character • a typical example or pattern of something; a model • ...
Personal Law Review Game 2023-05-05
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- Verdict required in a Criminal case
- Citizens sworn by a court to decide the issues of fact in court cases
- Minimum age for getting married without parental consent in NYS
- A man and woman live together outside of marriage
- Independent third party who develops a binding and enforceable decision
- A third party acquires some interest as the tenant for a short time period
- Type of tort where the defendant intended to bring about injury
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- Type of case that includes robbery, murder/homicide, assault, drug offenses, arson, and more
- Most common type of leasehold
- Person who gives another possession and control of real property in a lease
- Person who decides issues of law and is cheif officer of court
- An order from court to not do or do a certain act
- Person given possession of real property
- Marriage An invalid marriage from the beginning
- Person that has burden of proof for a Civil case
- A man and woman being joined by a legal union
- A record of what went on in trial through verbatim
- Violation of the duty
- Number of jurors in a Civil case
- A civil wrong that is an offense against an individual
20 Clues: Violation of the duty • Most common type of leasehold • Number of jurors in a Civil case • Verdict required in a Criminal case • Person given possession of real property • A man and woman being joined by a legal union • Marriage An invalid marriage from the beginning • Person that has burden of proof for a Civil case • An order from court to not do or do a certain act • ...
LEGAL TERMS PUZZLE 2025-04-29
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- Prohibits cruel & unusual punishment
- Bargain A deal between the defendant and prosecutor in exchange for a lesser punishment
- Being locked up in jail or prison
- Internal Revenue Service
- Reasonableness standard
- A group of people chosen to hear a court case
- You have the right to remain
- A program to help people recover from addiction or bad behavior
- Allows police to seize evidence seen in open sight.
- Person who is accused of a crime
- An act that breaks the law
- force Protects the country using aircraft and technology.
- The procedure followed by courts to make sure that a defendant's constitutional rights are protected
- Minor criminal offense
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- Second step to handcuffing
- Sentence with a fixes period of incarceration
- Money paid or service provided to cover losses of a crime
- First step to handcuffing
- defends the country at sea, using ships, submarines
- A criminal sentence letting someone stay out of jail
- A sentence with a fixed minimum & max term of incarceration
- Shire reeve
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Father of modern day policing
- A judge's decision on a punishment
25 Clues: Shire reeve • Minor criminal offense • Reasonableness standard • Internal Revenue Service • First step to handcuffing • Second step to handcuffing • An act that breaks the law • You have the right to remain • Father of modern day policing • Federal Bureau of Investigation • Person who is accused of a crime • Being locked up in jail or prison • A judge's decision on a punishment • ...
Mock Trial Vocabulary 2022-03-07
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- An official who can conduct hearing and decide on cases in a court of law.
- A certain number of persons selected according to law and sworn in to inquire into matters of fact and declare the truth about matters of fact before them.
- A serious charge of criminal wrongdoing which must later be proved at trial beyond a reasonable doubt before a defendant may be convicted.
- A person who practices law.
- A loss, detriment, or injury to one's person, property or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another.
- Summary of nature of case and of anticipated proof presented by counsel to a jury at the start of a trial.
- The network of courts and tribunals which deal with disputes involving one person complains about something another person did or failed to do.
- The final statements by an attorney to jury, summarizing the evidence, and arguing what the evidence has or has not established.
- The name of the public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to induct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State or people.
- The Burden of proof in a criminal required to establish the guilt of a person charged with a crime.
- The person who brings a civil lawsuit, or in the case of a criminal case, the State or Federal government.
- In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, as to a question is valid.
- To question a witness called by the opposing side, or a hostile or other adverdarial withness called by a party.
- Evidence introduced to counter, disprove or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption, or responsive legal argument.
- A rule made by a country, state, or town for the people there.
- A direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case, usually at the end of the case and just before jury deiberations.
- Not guilty of a crime or fault.
- An agreement between two or more parties to do or not to do a certain thing, whether written or oral.
- The act of jurors talking to each other and coming to a decision on the charges or crimes of a trial.
- Meaning "To speak the truth",it is the name given to that part of the trial when the court and parties attempt to seat a fair and impartial.
- A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
- Acting in a way that fails to conform with a specific standard of conduct, thereby putting others at risk for injury.
- The greater weight of the evidence:superior evidentiary weight that, though not sufficient to free the mind wholly from all reasonable doubt, is still sufficient to incline a fair and impartial mind to one side of the issue rather than the other.(Burden of Proof in a civil trial)
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- Having been convicted by a jury of having done something wrong.
- The decision made by a jury at the end of the trial.
- The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
- A form given to the Jury Foreperson on which to write the decision that is made by the jury at the closing of a trial.
- Something that gives proof of a contested fact.
- Someone who is called to testify before a court of law.
- The examination and deciding of a case brought before a court of law.
- A place where justice is administered.
- A person against whom a criminal charge or civil claim is brought in a court of law.
- To prove that someone is guilty as s matter of law.
- Homicide A criminal offense that is committed by a person whose negligence is the direct cause of another person's death.
- The attorneys representing either side of the case are finished with their witnesses.
- An officer who is in charge of maintaining order in the court of law.
- The presiding member of a jury who speaks or answers for the jury.
- Just guessing about a particular situation.
- A lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of a question which has been asked of a witness by the opposing attorney, with the purpose of making the trial judge decide if the question can be asked.
- Not important, pertinent to the matter at hand or to any issue before the court.
- To give evidence under oath.
- A case in which both the plaintiff and the defendant are private individuals and which is a legal proceeding to resolve a private dispute among people.
- In trial practice, for a Judge to disagree that an attorney's objection, as to a question, is valid.
43 Clues: A person who practices law. • To give evidence under oath. • Not guilty of a crime or fault. • A place where justice is administered. • Just guessing about a particular situation. • Something that gives proof of a contested fact. • To prove that someone is guilty as s matter of law. • The decision made by a jury at the end of the trial. • ...
Mock Trial Vocabulary 2022-03-07
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- An official who can conduct hearing and decide on cases in a court of law.
- A certain number of persons selected according to law and sworn in to inquire into matters of fact and declare the truth about matters of fact before them.
- A serious charge of criminal wrongdoing which must later be proved at trial beyond a reasonable doubt before a defendant may be convicted.
- A person who practices law.
- A loss, detriment, or injury to one's person, property or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another.
- Summary of nature of case and of anticipated proof presented by counsel to a jury at the start of a trial.
- The network of courts and tribunals which deal with disputes involving one person complains about something another person did or failed to do.
- The final statements by an attorney to jury, summarizing the evidence, and arguing what the evidence has or has not established.
- The name of the public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to induct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State or people.
- The Burden of proof in a criminal required to establish the guilt of a person charged with a crime.
- The person who brings a civil lawsuit, or in the case of a criminal case, the State or Federal government.
- In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, as to a question is valid.
- To question a witness called by the opposing side, or a hostile or other adverdarial withness called by a party.
- Evidence introduced to counter, disprove or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption, or responsive legal argument.
- A rule made by a country, state, or town for the people there.
- A direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case, usually at the end of the case and just before jury deiberations.
- Not guilty of a crime or fault.
- An agreement between two or more parties to do or not to do a certain thing, whether written or oral.
- The act of jurors talking to each other and coming to a decision on the charges or crimes of a trial.
- Meaning "To speak the truth",it is the name given to that part of the trial when the court and parties attempt to seat a fair and impartial.
- A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
- Acting in a way that fails to conform with a specific standard of conduct, thereby putting others at risk for injury.
- The greater weight of the evidence:superior evidentiary weight that, though not sufficient to free the mind wholly from all reasonable doubt, is still sufficient to incline a fair and impartial mind to one side of the issue rather than the other.(Burden of Proof in a civil trial)
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- Having been convicted by a jury of having done something wrong.
- The decision made by a jury at the end of the trial.
- The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
- A form given to the Jury Foreperson on which to write the decision that is made by the jury at the closing of a trial.
- Something that gives proof of a contested fact.
- Someone who is called to testify before a court of law.
- The examination and deciding of a case brought before a court of law.
- A place where justice is administered.
- A person against whom a criminal charge or civil claim is brought in a court of law.
- To prove that someone is guilty as s matter of law.
- Homicide A criminal offense that is committed by a person whose negligence is the direct cause of another person's death.
- The attorneys representing either side of the case are finished with their witnesses.
- An officer who is in charge of maintaining order in the court of law.
- The presiding member of a jury who speaks or answers for the jury.
- Just guessing about a particular situation.
- A lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of a question which has been asked of a witness by the opposing attorney, with the purpose of making the trial judge decide if the question can be asked.
- Not important, pertinent to the matter at hand or to any issue before the court.
- To give evidence under oath.
- A case in which both the plaintiff and the defendant are private individuals and which is a legal proceeding to resolve a private dispute among people.
- In trial practice, for a Judge to disagree that an attorney's objection, as to a question, is valid.
43 Clues: A person who practices law. • To give evidence under oath. • Not guilty of a crime or fault. • A place where justice is administered. • Just guessing about a particular situation. • Something that gives proof of a contested fact. • To prove that someone is guilty as s matter of law. • The decision made by a jury at the end of the trial. • ...
Jury Management 2013-10-20
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- There are three types of trials, Criminal, Civil, and ______
- The document sent to compel a person to jury duty
- The amount of jurors needed for most criminal trials
- Isolation of a Jury
- the type of list that contains all the names of possible jurors
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- A formal debate when deciding a verdict
- The act of making lists for possible jurors
- A group of people selected to make a verdict at a trial
- A court order summoning the immediate public to fill a jury
- A person may swear or _______ when taking an oath
10 Clues: Isolation of a Jury • A formal debate when deciding a verdict • The act of making lists for possible jurors • The document sent to compel a person to jury duty • A person may swear or _______ when taking an oath • The amount of jurors needed for most criminal trials • A group of people selected to make a verdict at a trial • ...
Police 2023-08-14
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- Taking a person into custody for alleged criminal activity.
- Standard clothing worn by police officers for identification.
- A metal emblem worn by police to signify authority.
- An investigator who gathers evidence to solve crimes.
- A member of the police force who enforces the law.
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- To look into a matter, often related to a crime.
- Regularly monitoring an area to prevent and detect crime.
- Situations requiring immediate response, often involving police.
- A person who has committed a crime and is under investigation.
- Monitoring and regulating vehicles on roads and streets.
10 Clues: To look into a matter, often related to a crime. • A member of the police force who enforces the law. • A metal emblem worn by police to signify authority. • An investigator who gathers evidence to solve crimes. • Monitoring and regulating vehicles on roads and streets. • Regularly monitoring an area to prevent and detect crime. • ...
CCJS100 Chapter 8. 2024-03-27
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- More than 50% have these conditions
- Through the system, some people are filtered out
- The Last part of the criminal trial process
- A writ requesting a judge examine whether an individual is being properly held
- 6th amendment (right to counsel) also means lawyer has to be effective
- Arraignment and Bail are a part of which process?
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- The 1st part of the criminal trial process
- A process between prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges
- An example underneath the evidence section involving an eyewitness
- Too much of a risk, no bail
10 Clues: Too much of a risk, no bail • More than 50% have these conditions • The 1st part of the criminal trial process • The Last part of the criminal trial process • Through the system, some people are filtered out • Arraignment and Bail are a part of which process? • A process between prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges • ...
The Lady Or The Tiger Crossword 2024-03-15
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- To act forcefully or take charge; How the King his dominance
- Decides a persons fate by choice
- People in a lower rank to the King
- Without civilizing influences; How the society is often described
- Person that has to make the decision between Lady Or Tiger
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- Arena where contests and events are held in the kingdom
- The Daughter Of The King
- How letting the criminal have choice between life or death; has the power to determine guilt or innoncence
- With no guidance or influence: Choice of the Lady Or the Tiger
- To hesitate
10 Clues: To hesitate • The Daughter Of The King • Decides a persons fate by choice • People in a lower rank to the King • Arena where contests and events are held in the kingdom • Person that has to make the decision between Lady Or Tiger • To act forcefully or take charge; How the King his dominance • With no guidance or influence: Choice of the Lady Or the Tiger • ...
the vampire of dusseldorf 2024-03-20
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- a city in western Germany, where Peter committed most of his crimes
- a person who has committed a crime
- a person who commits a series of murders
- a person suffering from a chronic mental disorder with violent thoughts and behaviours
- a formal statement admitting one is guilty of a crime
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- behavior involving physical force intended to hurt
- the unlawful killing of another person with intent
- an organized search for a criminal fugitive
- derive pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering
- the act of carrying out a sentence of death upon a condemned person
10 Clues: a person who has committed a crime • a person who commits a series of murders • an organized search for a criminal fugitive • behavior involving physical force intended to hurt • the unlawful killing of another person with intent • derive pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering • a formal statement admitting one is guilty of a crime • ...
Part I 2019-11-17
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- Special; different from everyone / everything else.
- If you have a lot of money, you have a lot of _____.
- I have no money! I'm ______.
- A person who starts a new business.
- To work extremely hard.
- If you have a genius idea, nobody can steal it; If you own a house, nobody can take it from you.
- The greater the _____, the greater the _____. (2 words)
- Revenue - Costs = ________.
- A nonfiction story about a person.
- fog + air pollution = _______.
- I don't like to take risks. I like to _______.
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- You don't have enough money? No problem! ________!
- A war fought between two groups from the same country.
- For example: horror, romance, tragedy, adventure.
- A person from another planet.
- The money that a business earns.
- A nice way to say "You're fired!"
- A person who invests money in a business.
- If there is a tragedy, things can get better! You can _______ the tragedy!
- The police meets a criminal. The criminal gives the police money. They shake hands.
- We make the water, dirt, and air dirty and poisoned.
- Not enough money for food, housing, or clothes.
- Samsung is Huawei's ________.
- There is no rain for a long, long time.
24 Clues: To work extremely hard. • Revenue - Costs = ________. • I have no money! I'm ______. • A person from another planet. • Samsung is Huawei's ________. • fog + air pollution = _______. • The money that a business earns. • A nice way to say "You're fired!" • A nonfiction story about a person. • A person who starts a new business. • There is no rain for a long, long time. • ...
Crime Scene (Unit 9 vocabulary) 2021-02-24
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- confess to a crime or accept responsibility for something
- affect with a virus
- money someone receives for helping to find someone or something
- select by pressing a button, a mouse, or touching a screen.
- being responsible for doing something bad or illegal
- a place where a judge decides on civil and criminal cases
- a delayed punishment a person will receive if they do something bad or illegal again during a certain period of time
- accuse someone of doing something bad or illegal
- very important
- take someone to a police station
- damage
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- a situation when something stops moving or happening
- secret information that you give to someone
- a person, especially a police officer, who investigates and solves crimes.
- an examination in court to decide if someone is guilty of a crime
- let something spread in a particular place
- a situation where everything is disorganized and confused
- find someone or something you were looking for
- suddenly stop working
- pieces of information to help someone in an investigation
- feeling or showing great pleasure
- an process to find out who or what caused something
22 Clues: damage • very important • affect with a virus • suddenly stop working • take someone to a police station • feeling or showing great pleasure • let something spread in a particular place • secret information that you give to someone • find someone or something you were looking for • accuse someone of doing something bad or illegal • ...
Just Mercy Cross Word Puzzle 2021-03-03
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- A statement of a witness in court, usually on oath
- A person who supports the policy of enforced separation of different racial groups.
- A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
- Not physically or mentally strong
- A favor done without compensation
- The carrying out of a plan, order, or course. of action.
- A fault in the property that could not have. been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection before.
- Free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
- Of or relating to or limited by time.
- A person appointed to act for another in legal matters
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- Not governed by reason, mental clarity, or understanding.
- A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
- A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance
- The act of beginning something again after a pause
- To take into custody
- Shortening a term of punishment
- In accordance with a particular law
- Unbiased
- Having declared guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.
- A crime
20 Clues: A crime • Unbiased • To take into custody • Shortening a term of punishment • Not physically or mentally strong • A favor done without compensation • In accordance with a particular law • Of or relating to or limited by time. • A statement of a witness in court, usually on oath • The act of beginning something again after a pause • ...
Law 2012-11-12
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- Law that protect the public from harm
- A panel that hears the evidence in a trial and delivers a verdict
- A person that gives evidence
- The person who presides over the court and passes the sentence
- The prosection must prove that the defendant is guilty
- The person who has been wronged and wishes to pursue legal processes
- The person that brings the case to trial and represents the State
- The person who is bought to trial
- law Laws made by parliament
- These laws originate from judges decisions
- The laws that relate to matters between individuals
- Penalties or other means of enforcing the law
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- A serious criminal matter that requires a full trial
- A rule that is made by the government, applies to everyone and can be enforced
- The prosection must prove that the accused is guilty
- A minor criminal matter that is tried in a lower court with no jury
- In a civil matter you must convince a judge
- A ruling made by a judge that all lower courts must follow
- A judgment or decision made by a jury
- A civil wrong
20 Clues: A civil wrong • law Laws made by parliament • A person that gives evidence • The person who is bought to trial • Law that protect the public from harm • A judgment or decision made by a jury • These laws originate from judges decisions • In a civil matter you must convince a judge • Penalties or other means of enforcing the law • ...
Judicial Branch 2017-01-10
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- a list of cases or parties with pending cases/trials
- a case regarding an action declared to be a federal crime is a _____ case
- a decision used as a guide in settling later, similar cases
- rulings suspected of being based on considerations outside the law are judicial _____
- order by Supreme Courts to send record of case is a writ of _____
- type of opinion written by a disagreeing Justice
- “opinion of the court”
- the procedure the supreme court uses to certify certain questions in a case
- the person who files the suit in a case
- type of court used by armed forces
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- satisfaction of a claim
- the transcript of proceeding made in the trial court
- courts beneath the Supreme Court are _____ courts
- judges limiting the exercise of their own power is judicial _____
- an appellate court for armed forces convictions is a Civilian _____
- the authority of a court to hear a case
- different courts exercising synchronized judicial review is _____ jurisdiction
- type of opinion written by a Justice from the majority
- a case involving some non-criminal matter is a _____ case
- the person against whom the complaint is made
- written statements
21 Clues: written statements • “opinion of the court” • satisfaction of a claim • type of court used by armed forces • the authority of a court to hear a case • the person who files the suit in a case • the person against whom the complaint is made • type of opinion written by a disagreeing Justice • courts beneath the Supreme Court are _____ courts • ...
Vaibhav Gathode, 104 2022-05-11
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- person who have right to recieve an inheritance
- marriageable age
- a momentary penalty imposed by a court
- a response about the full and acceptance of offer
- unilateral, bilateral, multilateral transactions are deal classification according to number of ___
- a penalty
- ___ right is a legal secured measure of the possible behaviour of an authorised person
- human rights are legally protected measures of possible behaviour aimed at satisfying the ____ of a person
- of Russian Federation submits bills to State Duma
- normal working hours may not exceed ___ hours per week
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- subjects, objects, content,etc are elements of ___ law
- ____ of the act is a sigh of administrative offense
- population, public authority, territory, sovereignty, etc are signs of ____
- types of punishments in Russian criminal law
- ___ is a citizen who has certain rights and obligations
- a person who has committed a crime and is able to bear criminal responsibility
- it is a voluntary, equal union of a man and a woman
- this assembly is representative and legislative body of the Russian Federation
- it is the basic law of a state
- state power extends to the entire population within a certain ____
- an ability to realize and give an account of their actions
21 Clues: a penalty • marriageable age • it is the basic law of a state • a momentary penalty imposed by a court • types of punishments in Russian criminal law • person who have right to recieve an inheritance • a response about the full and acceptance of offer • of Russian Federation submits bills to State Duma • ____ of the act is a sigh of administrative offense • ...
Criminology 2024-05-15
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- The theory linked to Howard Becker
- which theorist covers Functionalism
- name a campaign beginning with S
- Which theorist considered how a person looked implied they could be a criminal
- which theorist looks at the labeling theory
- the number of people who sit on a jury
- who deals with crime
- who influences campaigns across the country
- A Court that deals with summary offences
- A court that deals with indictable offences
- what are 12 or more people being violent classed as
- which theorist developed a theory of criminality based on personality
- what is an act against the norms of society
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- what is the crime when stealing from a house
- a type of crime against people of race or gender
- which theorist looked at body types as criminal
- what campaign impacted on the UK and Europe
- The strain theory theorist
- what rights in the EU protect peoples rights
- what is the name of the person impacted by crime
- what stops a person reporting crime
- what services deal with courts and crime
- what is it called when people rally for change
- abbreviation of Crime Scene investigation
24 Clues: who deals with crime • The strain theory theorist • name a campaign beginning with S • The theory linked to Howard Becker • which theorist covers Functionalism • what stops a person reporting crime • the number of people who sit on a jury • A Court that deals with summary offences • what services deal with courts and crime • abbreviation of Crime Scene investigation • ...
Crosshood Puzzle 2024-05-24
Across
- a repeat provider or merchant of illicit drugs
- to be inebriated by drugs and/or alcohol to the point of erratic or crazed behavior
- a strain of high-quality Marijuana
- a criminal trafficker that specializes in prostitution management
- good or high quality to am exceptional degree
- a semi-organized crime group using blue iconography
- a collective of similarly affiliated individuals, often united by criminal activity
- a small inhalation from a bong, joint, or marijuana pen
- slang for a stack of bills large enough to require an elastic or money clip
- an illicit beverage made from cough syrup, sprite, and a purple jolly rancher
- african-american vernacular for a respected white male
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- a particularly notable posterior
- a promiscuous or unfaithful woman
- informal slang for luxury car or vehicle
- pejorative for a singular police officer
- cover word for crack cocaine
- onomatapeia for a car's screeching tires
- a concealable firearm
- slang for a competitor or violent personal nemesis
- slang for any prescription "downer" sold on the street
- a semi-organized crime group using red iconography
- untainted marijuana grown indoors in hydroponic greenhouses
22 Clues: a concealable firearm • cover word for crack cocaine • a particularly notable posterior • a promiscuous or unfaithful woman • a strain of high-quality Marijuana • informal slang for luxury car or vehicle • pejorative for a singular police officer • onomatapeia for a car's screeching tires • good or high quality to am exceptional degree • ...
Courtroom Vocabulary Crossword 2024-10-24
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- the law that the police believe the defendant has broken
- a written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant
- questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side
- put off trial until another time
- something that someone says happened
- security given for the release of a criminal defendant from legal custody
- trial trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts
- judgement rendered in court in conclusion of trial
- evidence attorney thinks should not be allowed
- a judges office
- legal advice; a term used to refer to lawyers in a case
- A written statements of facts confirmed under oath,before a officer having authority to administer oaths
- testimony made under oath & taken down in writing
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- All evidence except eyewitness testimony
- offense A crime punishable by death
- to uphold a ruling
- a judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant
- a request made after a trial asking for the court of appeals
- a log containing brief entries of court preceedings
- evidence the court decided is admissible
- a crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison
21 Clues: a judges office • to uphold a ruling • put off trial until another time • offense A crime punishable by death • something that someone says happened • All evidence except eyewitness testimony • evidence the court decided is admissible • evidence attorney thinks should not be allowed • a judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant • ...
february 15 2021 2021-06-12
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- (christmas cats)
- pictures/high frequency entertainment/perfect season productions/mutressa movies
- studios/playstation originals
- original film/genius minds pictures/summer house pictures/j&r productions/aslan productions
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- title television/southern light films/bbc/fremantle/silver reel
- entertainment/dark horse entertainment/universal content productions/netflix
- media/bejuba entertainment/sdi media/collingwood & co/sparky animation/sprout
- entertainment industries/matador content/propagate content
8 Clues: (christmas cats) • studios/playstation originals • entertainment industries/matador content/propagate content • title television/southern light films/bbc/fremantle/silver reel • entertainment/dark horse entertainment/universal content productions/netflix • media/bejuba entertainment/sdi media/collingwood & co/sparky animation/sprout • ...
mock trial vocab 2022-03-07
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- an official who can conduct hearings and decide on cases in a court of law
- the presiding member of a jury who speaks or answers for the jury
- evidence introduced to counter, disprove or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption, or responsive legal argument
- dire meaning "to speak the truth," it is the name given to that part of the trial when the court and parties attempt to seat a fair and impartial jury
- to prove that someone is guilty as a matter of law
- the final statements by an attorney to jury, summarizing the evidence, and arguing what the evidence has or has not established
- a person against whom a criminal charge or civil claim is brought in a court of law
- a lawyers protest about the legal propriety of a question which has been asked of a witness by the opposing attorney, with the purpose of making the trial judge decide if the the question can be asked
- the decision made by a jury at the end of a trial
- an officer who is in charge of maintaining order in a court of law
- a serious charge of criminal wrongdoing which must later be proved at trial beyond a reasonable doubt before a defendant may be convicted
- the act of jurors talking to each other and coming to a decision on the charges or crimes of a trial
- something that gives proof of a contested fact
- just guessing about a particular situation
- summary of nature of case and of anticipated proof presented by counsel to jury at the start of a trial
- the name of the public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state or people
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- burden of proof in a trial
- in trial practice, for a judge to disagree that an attorneys objection, as to question, is valid
- a certain number of persons selected according to law and sworn in to inquire into matters of fact and declare the truth about matters of fact before them
- having been convicted by a jury of having done something wrong
- not important, pertinent to the matter at hand or to any issue before the court
- in trial practice for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, as to a question, is valid
- not guilty of a crime or fault
- the burden of proof in a criminal case required to establish the guilt of a person charged with a crime
- to give evidence under oath
25 Clues: burden of proof in a trial • to give evidence under oath • not guilty of a crime or fault • just guessing about a particular situation • something that gives proof of a contested fact • the decision made by a jury at the end of a trial • to prove that someone is guilty as a matter of law • having been convicted by a jury of having done something wrong • ...
Court Vocab 2023-01-06
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- the greater weight of the evidence required in a civil lawsuit for the trier-of-fact to decide in favor of one side or the other
- the examination of a witness by the party opposed to the one who produced them
- every type of proof legally presented at trial which is intended to convince the trier-of-fact of alleged facts material to the case
- whether testimony is worthy of belief, based on the competence of the witness and likelihood that it is true
- an official with the authority and responsibility to preside in court, try lawsuits and make legal rulings
- examination the examination of a witness by the party on whose behalf they are called
- real, tangible, or clear evidence of a fact, happening, or thing that requires no thinking or consideration to prove its existence, as compared to circumstantial evidence
- the specific crime a defendant is accused of committing
- to give evidence as a witness
- to weigh, discuss, and consider
- a person who has been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services
- a paper, chart, or other item presented to the court
- evidence in a trial which is not obtained directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact
- the accused in a criminal case
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- a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions submitted to them
- having committed the crime
- free from guilt
- the standard that must be met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal case.
- one who prosecutes another for a crime in the name of the government
- evidence that the court allows to be admitted at trial
- direction that the judge gives the jury concerning the applicable law of an issue or case
- an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon finding of guilt
- the attorney representing the accused in a criminal case
- a duty placed upon a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact
- a jury's decision of judgment
- in law, just, rational, appropriate, ordinary, or usual in the circumstances
- mental desire and will to act in a particular way, including wishing not to participate.
- a formal accusation in writing, found and presented by a grand jury, charging that the person named in it has committed or omitted an act, in violation of the law
- an individual who actually sees, hears, or perceives something; and individual who provides testimony in court
29 Clues: free from guilt • having committed the crime • a jury's decision of judgment • to give evidence as a witness • the accused in a criminal case • to weigh, discuss, and consider • a paper, chart, or other item presented to the court • evidence that the court allows to be admitted at trial • the specific crime a defendant is accused of committing • ...
Mock Trial Vocab 2021-04-22
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- - The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime
- - The law that the police believe the defendant has broken
- - A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury
- - Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.
- - Answer questions in court
- - A written order directing the arrest of a party
- - something that someone says happened.
- - A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison
- - A person who is on the jury
- A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence
- - A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant
- - A log containing brief entries of court proceedings
- - A request made after a trial asking another court (usually the court of appeals)to decide whether the trial was conducted properly.
- The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial
- - Legal advice; a term used to refer to lawyers in a case
- A body of citizens who listen to evidence of criminal allegations which are presented by the government and determines whether there is probable cause to believe the offense was committed
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- - In a civil suit the person complained against in a criminal case the person accused of the crime.
- - a crime punishable by death
- - A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it before an oath is taken
- - Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries
- - An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oath Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses
- - Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody usually in the form of money to secure their appearance on the day and time appointed
- - Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side
- - A promise to tell the truth
- Government entity authorized to resolve legal disputes
- - The decision of a petit jury or a judge
- - a judges office
- - Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts
- - Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact
- - Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder judge or jury to decide the case for one side or the other
30 Clues: - a judges office • - Answer questions in court • - a crime punishable by death • - A promise to tell the truth • - A person who is on the jury • - something that someone says happened. • - The decision of a petit jury or a judge • - A written order directing the arrest of a party • - A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant • ...
Courtroom work group vocabulary 2025-08-20
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- a trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings
- the questioning of a witness by the party that had
- formal protest raised by a party during a proceeding to challenge the admissibility of evidence
- a person employed to transcribe speech from legal proceedings
- official in charge of maintaining records and managing the administrative aspects of the districts courts
- request made by a party in a case asking the court to issue a ruling on a specific issue
- a person appointed to supervise offenders who are on probation
- a public official who institutes legal proceedings against someone
- formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense
- a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted in court
- to reject or reverse a previous decision or ruling
- a judge's ruling on an objection during a trial
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- a professional in the criminal justice system who supervises individuals released from prison or parole
- to bring a defendant before a judge to hear the charges and to plead guilty or not
- group of citizens selected by a judge to investigate potential criminal activity and determine if there's enough evidence to accuse some one of a felony
- elected county official who is responsible for local elections and maintaining public records
- the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge testimony already given
- a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
- a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged
- jury's spoke-person or leader during deliberations
- a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or inquest
- a judicial officer who presides over certain types of proceedings, has limited authority compared to judge
- a person who sees an event take place
- apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
- an individual or company/ organization sued or accused in a court of law
- professional who supports a judge in managing the administrative aspects of a court
- a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
- a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel
- official in a court of law who keeps order and looks after prisoners
- a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
- attorney, a lawyer who represents individuals accused of wrongdoing in legal proceedings
31 Clues: a person who sees an event take place • a judge's ruling on an objection during a trial • a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime • the questioning of a witness by the party that had • jury's spoke-person or leader during deliberations • to reject or reverse a previous decision or ruling • a trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings • ...
Angry men 2022-01-05
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- -1) In criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) A common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "The prosecution will present five witnesses," or "The prosecution rests" (completed its case).
- A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
- -The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.
- a reasonable doubt: In a criminal case, the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt." Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that leaves you with an abiding conviction that the charge is true.
- After a trial, the jury goes into its assigned private room to think about and discuss evidence and testimony to help it reach a verdict.
- of proof: The amount of proof necessary to prove a case. In a criminal case, such proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, the standard is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
- Document or material object produced and identified in court as evidence in a case. Each of these documents or objects is ordinarily given an identifying letter or number in alphabetical or numerical sequence when it is offered as evidence.
- Twelve jurors serve on a jury trial, except when the parties in civil or misdemeanor cases agree that there may be fewer than 12. A decision is unanimous when the full jury in a criminal case has agreed upon the verdict. Once a verdict has been reached, the jury is brought back into the courtroom. The verdict must be in writing, signed by the foreperson, and be read to the jury by the court clerk or the judge.
- -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence.
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- Without bias, prejudice, or other preconception. The members of a jury should have no opinion about or vested interest in a case at the start of the trial and should base its verdict only on competent legal evidence presented during the trial.
- -The probable reason a person committed a crime, as when one acts out of jealousy, greed, or revenge. While evidence of a motive may be admissible at trial, proof of motive is not necessary to prove a crime.
- Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits.
- Often called the "presiding juror." At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson. The jury foreperson's duty is to preside and see that discussion during deliberations is carried on in a free and orderly manner, that the case and issues are fully and freely discussed, and that every juror is given a chance to participate in the discussion. As the deliberations conclude, the foreperson counts the votes and completes and signs the verdict form.
- An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy.
- punishment - A sentence of death.
- -1) A general term for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pretrial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in a criminal case. 2) A response to a complaint, called an affirmative defense, to counter, defeat, or remove all or a part of the contentions of the plaintiff.
- - A person who serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are obtained from sources such as voter registration rolls, telephone directories, and department of motor vehicles' lists. Individuals who are selected to serve on a jury receive from the court a very small fee for their time and sometimes the cost of traveling from home to court.
17 Clues: punishment - A sentence of death. • Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits. • -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence. • An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy. • ...
12 angry men 2022-01-05
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- -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence.
- -1) In criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) A common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "The prosecution will present five witnesses," or "The prosecution rests" (completed its case).
- punishment - A sentence of death.
- -The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.
- Document or material object produced and identified in court as evidence in a case. Each of these documents or objects is ordinarily given an identifying letter or number in alphabetical or numerical sequence when it is offered as evidence.
- A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
- a reasonable doubt: In a criminal case, the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt." Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that leaves you with an abiding conviction that the charge is true.
- -1) A general term for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pretrial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in a criminal case. 2) A response to a complaint, called an affirmative defense, to counter, defeat, or remove all or a part of the contentions of the plaintiff.
- - A person who serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are obtained from sources such as voter registration rolls, telephone directories, and department of motor vehicles' lists. Individuals who are selected to serve on a jury receive from the court a very small fee for their time and sometimes the cost of traveling from home to court.
- Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits.
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- of proof: The amount of proof necessary to prove a case. In a criminal case, such proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, the standard is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
- Without bias, prejudice, or other preconception. The members of a jury should have no opinion about or vested interest in a case at the start of the trial and should base its verdict only on competent legal evidence presented during the trial.
- -The probable reason a person committed a crime, as when one acts out of jealousy, greed, or revenge. While evidence of a motive may be admissible at trial, proof of motive is not necessary to prove a crime.
- Twelve jurors serve on a jury trial, except when the parties in civil or misdemeanor cases agree that there may be fewer than 12. A decision is unanimous when the full jury in a criminal case has agreed upon the verdict. Once a verdict has been reached, the jury is brought back into the courtroom. The verdict must be in writing, signed by the foreperson, and be read to the jury by the court clerk or the judge.
- An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy.
- After a trial, the jury goes into its assigned private room to think about and discuss evidence and testimony to help it reach a verdict.
- Often called the "presiding juror." At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson. The jury foreperson's duty is to preside and see that discussion during deliberations is carried on in a free and orderly manner, that the case and issues are fully and freely discussed, and that every juror is given a chance to participate in the discussion. As the deliberations conclude, the foreperson counts the votes and completes and signs the verdict form.
17 Clues: punishment - A sentence of death. • Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits. • -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence. • An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy. • ...
legal terms 2023-01-30
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- The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact.
- A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.
- An agreement between two or more people that creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing.
- An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed.
- A crime punishable by death.
- A term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.
- A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.
- A serious crime, usually punishable by at least one year in prison.
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- The duty to prove disputed facts.
- A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
- A written or printed statement made under oath.
- A request made after a trial by a party that has lost on one or more issues that a higher court review the decision to determine if it was correct.
- An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less.
- A written statement that begins a civil lawsuit, in which the plaintiff details the claims against the defendant.
- A lawsuit in which one or more members of a large group, or class, of individuals or other entities sue on behalf of the entire class.
- A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.
16 Clues: A crime punishable by death. • The duty to prove disputed facts. • A written or printed statement made under oath. • A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant. • An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less. • An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed. • A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court. • ...
The Rules of Law Enforcement 2021-11-01
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- the forceful detention of a person or the person's perception that he/she is not free to leave
- a search by police that is made after the subject of the search agrees to the action
- a rule in which any evidence that is obtained illegally will not be admissible in criminal court
- a statement acknowledging that certain facts concerning a crime are true, but falling short of a confession
- the practice of targeting people for police action based solely on their race, ethnicity, or national origin
- to deprive a person suspected of criminal activity of his/her liberty
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- a written order based on probable cause and issued by a judge commanding that the person named in the warrant be arrested
- The process by which police examine a person or property to find evidence that will be used to prove guilt in a criminal trial
- the direct questioning of a suspect to gather evidence
- the forcible taking of a person or property in response to a violation of law
- the use of physical force or mental intimidation to compel a person to do something
- a written statement of facts, confirmed by an oath before a person having the authority to administer the oath
- a written order based on probable cause and issued by a judge commanding the police to search a specific person, place, or property to obtain evidence
- a brief detention of a person by law enforcement for questioning
- a pat-down or minimal search by police to discover weapons
- a statement acknowledging that the suspect participated in some aspect of a crime
16 Clues: the direct questioning of a suspect to gather evidence • a pat-down or minimal search by police to discover weapons • a brief detention of a person by law enforcement for questioning • to deprive a person suspected of criminal activity of his/her liberty • the forcible taking of a person or property in response to a violation of law • ...
Aliens ate my homwork 2024-03-19
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8.29.14 2014-08-29
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- / the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our minds in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.
- / Literally, the study of knowledge.
- / compare two distinct objects and draws similarities between them using ‘as’ or ‘like’
- / philosopher (1724 – 1804 CE) Main interests: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, Cosmogony. Notable ideas: Categorical imperative, Transcendental idealism, Synthetic a priori, Noumenon, Sapere aude, Nebular hypothesis
- / philosopher (1889-1951 CE) Main interests: logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language; math; mind, Epistemology. Notable ideas: Picture theory of language, truth functions, states of affairs, logical necessity, meaning is use, language games, private language argument, rule following, forms of life, anti-realism, semantic externalism, quietism.
- / the belief that one’s culture and way of life are superior to those of other groups.
- / philosopher (341-270 BCE) main interests ‘atomism’ and ‘materialism,’ notable ideas ‘moving pleasures’ and ‘static pleasures’
- / literary technique in which an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events.
- / philosopher (469-399 BCE) teacher of Plato
- / compares two distinct objects and draws similarities between them, but does not use ‘as’ or ‘like’
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- / philosopher (1711-1776 CE) Main interests: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of religion. Notable ideas: Problem of causation, bundle theory, induction, association of ideas, is-ought problem, utility, science of man.
- / the use of words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning.
- / a political system in which power is allocated solely on the basis of heredity and passes from generation to generation.
- / gives a thing, idea, or an animal human qualities.
- / the mind body theory that there are two fundamentally different kinds of things in the universe-bodies and minds-neither of which can be reduced to, or analyzed into, the other.
- / in Latin means ‘Love of wisdom’
- / a process of question and answer between two people
- / a deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis. Ex. Your bag weighs a ton!
- / the central idea or concept of a story.
- / the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels.
20 Clues: / in Latin means ‘Love of wisdom’ • / Literally, the study of knowledge. • / the central idea or concept of a story. • / philosopher (469-399 BCE) teacher of Plato • / gives a thing, idea, or an animal human qualities. • / a process of question and answer between two people • / the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels. • ...
