Change of Heart

4. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
5. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
7. establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
9. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
11. imprison or confine
14. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
15. 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)
16. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
17. an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room
18. a sleeveless jacket made of heavy fabric reinforced with metal or Kevlar, worn as protection against bullets and shrapnel (2 words)

1. a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates
2. a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer
3. a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between
6. control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously
8. a confusing and difficult problem or question
9. a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large (2 words)
10. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
12. 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
13. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
19. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution