Law Studies Exam Terms
Across
- 2. unlawful taking of another's property with the intent to steal it.
- 6. rights that a person must be told of when arrested or taken into custody by police or other officials
- 8. breach of some obligation, causing harm or injury to someone
- 9. unlawful pressure on a person to do something that he or she would not otherwise do.
- 12. a reasonable belief, known personally or through reliable sources, that a specific person has committed a crime
- 14. amount an insured person agrees to pay toward repairs before the insurance company pays anything
- 16. system of supervised freedom
- 17. taking of money or property by a person to whom it has been entrusted
- 19. court order to appear in court or turn over documents on a specified date and time
- 22. unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation
- 23. written statement of facts sworn to or made under oath before someone authorized to administer an oath
- 24. seal or destroy a criminal record
- 25. a minor who has committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a crime under federal, state, or local law.
Down
- 1. any act to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice
- 3. evidence that justifies an officer in stopping and questioning an individual believed to be involved in criminal activity
- 4. give up something
- 5. grand jury's formal charge or accusation of criminal action
- 7. an illegal act that can only be committed by a juvenile
- 10. giving evidence and answering questions that would tend to subject one to criminal prosecution
- 11. failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care in either doing or not doing something, resulting in harm or injury to another person
- 13. a defendant cannot be prosecuted a second time for the same crime.
- 15. release from prison before the full sentence has been served, granted at the discretion of a parole board
- 18. a legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant at trial
- 20. Latin word meaning elsewhere
- 21. legal defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for his or her actions