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