Change of Heart

4. a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates
7. a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer
8. a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large (2 words)
11. control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously
14. an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room
16. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
17. a sleeveless jacket made of heavy fabric reinforced with metal or Kevlar, worn as protection against bullets and shrapnel (2 words)
18. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

1. establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
2. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
3. 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
5. 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)
6. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
7. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
9. imprison or confine
10. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution
11. a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between
12. a confusing and difficult problem or question
13. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
15. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action