Change of Heart

4. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
6. a confusing and difficult problem or question
7. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
9. a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large (2 words)
12. establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
16. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
17. a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer
18. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution

1. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
2. imprison or confine
3. a sleeveless jacket made of heavy fabric reinforced with metal or Kevlar, worn as protection against bullets and shrapnel (2 words)
5. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
8. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
10. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
11. a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates
13. an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room
14. control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously
15. a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between
16. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
19. kill (someone) by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the support from beneath (used as a form of capital punishment)