Change of Heart

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Across
  1. 3. a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between
  2. 8. 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
  3. 9. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
  4. 10. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution
  5. 12. 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. 13. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
  7. 14. imprison or confine
  8. 17. a sleeveless jacket made of heavy fabric reinforced with metal or Kevlar, worn as protection against bullets and shrapnel (2 words)
  9. 19. a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates
  10. 20. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
Down
  1. 1. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
  2. 2. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
  3. 4. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
  4. 5. control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously
  5. 6. a confusing and difficult problem or question
  6. 7. a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large (2 words)
  7. 11. an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room
  8. 15. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
  9. 16. a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer
  10. 18. establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place