Commerce

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Across
  1. 3. law/ deals with disputes between private citizens
  2. 5. law/ system of law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents
  3. 12. reasonable doubt/ the standard of proof required in a criminal trial
  4. 14. an application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
  5. 17. the party bringing a criminal action against the accused; usually the state
  6. 18. equal opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system
  7. 19. to release an accused person who is awaiting trial
  8. 21. a document which sets out how an organisation or a country will be governed
  9. 23. hearing/ a hearing in a Local Court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable (serious) offence
  10. 24. a process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss
  11. 25. the party that commences a civil action
  12. 26. a set of legal rules
  13. 27. the party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
  14. 29. law/ rules applicable to people in the armed forces
  15. 30. of probabilities/ the standard of proof in civil trials
  16. 31. a court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
Down
  1. 1. a previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
  2. 2. dissolution/ a decision made by the head of state to dissolve both houses of parliament
  3. 4. a civil wrong
  4. 6. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
  5. 7. a grading system based on order of importance
  6. 8. law/ deals with disputes that affect the community
  7. 9. law/ laws made by parliaments
  8. 10. a place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
  9. 11. system/ system in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
  10. 13. traditional indigenous rules that outline the correct way of living
  11. 15. to bring a civil action against another person for causing damage or injury
  12. 16. to treat somebody differently or less favourably because of her or his personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity or religion
  13. 20. offence/ a serious criminal offence
  14. 22. a group of people (either 12 or six) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
  15. 28. disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws