Legal Crossword

1. an independent group of people chosen at random to decide on the evidence in a legal case and reach a decision
4. the independent officer responsible for commencing, preparing and conductingprosecutions
5. officeholder with power to investigate and report on complaints relating to administrative action taken by government departments
7. one purpose of a sanction, designed to discourage the offender and others in the community from committing similar offences
10. one purpose of a sanction, designed to penalise the offender
12. law made by judges through decisions made in cases.
15. a sanction that requires the offender to pay an amount of money to the state
16. a type of remedy that requires the payment of a sum of money to compensate for loss or damage that cannot easily be quantified (e.g. pain and suffering)
17. guilty act
18. the release of an accused person from custody on conditions

2. one purpose of a sanction, designed to reform an offender
3. Guilty mind
4. the action of damaging a person’s personal or professional reputation in the community through the communication of false and untrue statements
6. the Queen’s representative at the state level
8. a person charged with a criminal offence
9. a criminal offence that has been proved.
11. the intentional unlawful killing of another person with malice aforethought,
13. one of the principles of justice, all people should be able to understand their legal rights
14. an application to have a higher court to review a ruling