Chapter 16 Vocab Choice Board

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Across
  1. 4. a repayment by an offender to a victim for losses,damages, or injuries resulting from a crime
  2. 5. a serious crime that is usually punishable by more than one year in prison. Felonies include grand theft, armed assault, and murder
  3. 7. a group of citizens who examine the evidence in a serious criminal case to decide whether a person accused of a crime should be indicted, or charged
  4. 8. imprisonment in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility as punishment for a crime
Down
  1. 1. an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty in return for a lesser charge or reduced sentence
  2. 2. the stage in the criminal process when a person accused of a crime is informed of the charges and allowed to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty
  3. 3. ​a minor crime,typically punishable by a fine or no more than one year in prison. Misdemeanors include petty theft,disturbing the peace, and most traffic violations
  4. 6. a formal accusation of criminal behavior handed down by a grand jury. An indictment means that the accused person will be brought to trial