TRIAL BY FIRE: Key Concepts and Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. — a stage where intense heat causes nearly everything in a room to ignite at once.
  2. 4. — irregular or unusual result.
  3. 5. — fire caused unintentionally.
  4. 7. — large destructive fire.
  5. 8. — rejected as false or invalid.
  6. 9. — easily ignited or explosive.
  7. 10. — powerfully convincing.
  8. 11. — deliberately set fire.
  9. 15. — request for a higher court to review a conviction.
  10. 19. — unreliable or outdated scientific methods presented as valid evidence.
  11. 21. — legal challenge to unlawful imprisonment.
  12. 23. — official clearing of guilt.
  13. 24. — lawyer representing the accused.
  14. 29. — causing disagreement or controversy.
  15. 34. — carrying out a death sentence.
  16. 35. — support with evidence.
  17. 36. — statements made in court by specialists with technical knowledge.
  18. 37. — burn damage left on surfaces after combustion.
  19. 40. — specialist called to testify professionally.
  20. 41. — to incriminate or suggest guilt.
  21. 42. — reducing severity or blame.
  22. 43. — person providing information to authorities, often for benefits.
  23. 44. — tending to prove innocence.
Down
  1. 1. — agreement to plead guilty for reduced punishment.
  2. 3. — failure of the legal system resulting in unfair punishment.
  3. 5. — flammable substance used to spread fire rapidly (ex: gasoline).
  4. 6. — outdated investigative methods.
  5. 7. — indirect evidence suggesting guilt but not proving it directly..
  6. 12. — prison section housing condemned inmates.
  7. 13. — burn marks shaped like a “V” thought to indicate a fire’s origin.
  8. 14. — burn marks once believed to show accelerants were poured.
  9. 16. — useful in proving something.
  10. 17. — explosive fire event caused by sudden oxygen introduction
  11. 18. — rising column of hot gases from a fire.
  12. 20. — questioning a witness by the opposing side.
  13. 22. — side attempting to prove guilt in court.
  14. 24. — doubtful or suspicious.
  15. 25. — scientific analysis used in criminal investigations.
  16. 26. — higher court reviewing trial decisions
  17. 27. — written sworn statement.
  18. 28. — fair legal procedures guaranteed by law.
  19. 30. — absolutely necessary.
  20. 31. — officially clear from blame.
  21. 32. — mercy shown by reducing or stopping punishment.
  22. 33. — wrongdoing by a public official.
  23. 38. — prove with evidence.
  24. 39. — lying under oath.