Civil and Criminal Law Vocabulary
Across
- 6. the participants in a lawsuit (plaintiff and defendant)
- 9. case or lawsuit
- 11. to ask a higher court to determine whether the trial court made an error
- 15. pre-trial process during which lawyers for each side request and examine evidence from the other side
- 19. court's authority to hear a case; geographical region where court has authority
- 20. legal action in which plaintiff complains defendant wronged and caused harm to plaintiff
- 24. a promise to tell the truth
- 26. less serious crime with a penalty of less than one year in prison
- 27. an agreement to resolve a lawsuit
- 29. tending to show innocence
- 31. a criminal defendant's answer of guilty, not guilty, or no contest
- 32. security (usually money) deposited in exchange for a criminal defendant's liberty before trial
- 33. court order requiring or prohibiting a certain action
- 36. to pursue a criminal case against a defendant
- 38. person who files the complaint
- 39. subject of the complaint; the accused
Down
- 1. official decision of the court
- 2. a person serving on a jury
- 3. order issued by judge for a person to testify or provide documents
- 4. convicted defendant sentenced to supervision instead of prison
- 5. person called to give testimony in a lawsuit; someone who saw something happen
- 7. hearing in which evidence is presented by both sides and a judge or jury decides the outcome
- 8. to claim that something happened
- 10. to formally accuse a defendant of a crime
- 12. previous legal ruling that may or must (binding) be followed by a future court
- 13. a law
- 14. to answer questions or make a statement under oath
- 16. punishment ordered for a defendant convicted of a crime
- 17. decision by a judge or jury
- 18. a civil wrong such as negligence
- 21. order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person or the search of a property
- 22. a written statement by a lawyer arguing why the judge should find in their favor
- 23. an agreement between people creating an obligation
- 25. a written statement sworn under oath to be true
- 26. relevant and important
- 28. crime carrying a penalty of more than one year in prison
- 30. to find that a criminal defendant was not proven guilty
- 34. lawyers in a case; legal advice
- 35. to declare guilty of a crime
- 37. written statement alleging the wrongs or crimes committed by defendant