Chapter 2: Criminal Law
Across
- 7. Willful or malicious damage to property
- 8. Attempt to commit a battery
- 11. The intentional killing of another person
- 12. The wrongful taking of someone's property by threatening or using violence
- 15. The party that accuses a person of a crime
- 17. An offense committed against the public good, or society
- 18. An impelling force; an urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling
- 19. A less-serious crime
- 20. The unlawful touching of another person
- 21. Purpose; meaning; significance
Down
- 1. Voluntary or involuntary killing of another person without intending to do so
- 2. A person who is accused of a crime
- 3. The government official who brings the case against the defendant
- 4. A major crime
- 5. A minor offense that is usually punishable with a fine and not with jail time
- 6. Breaking and entering a house or other structure to commit a felony
- 9. A need or desire that causes a person to act
- 10. Deliberately harmful; spiteful
- 13. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of a court or legislative body
- 14. The unlawful taking of someone's personal property with the intent to keep the property away from that person
- 16. Relating to home or household, or to a specific state or country