Civil and Criminal Law Vocabulary

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