Criminal Justice Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. – The lawyers who try to prove the defendant is not guilty.
  2. 4. – When someone causes another person’s death without planning to.
  3. 5. – When a trial is not completed or is declared invalid, often because of an error.
  4. 6. – Responsible for committing a crime.
  5. 11. – The final decision made by a jury or judge about guilt or innocence.
  6. 12. – The lawyers who try to prove the defendant is guilty.
  7. 14. – When someone is found not guilty and cleared of the charges.
  8. 15. – Information or objects used in court to prove what happened.
  9. 16. – Found innocent or not proven to have committed a crime.
  10. 17. – A medical examination of a body to find out the cause of death.
  11. 18. – The person who is harmed or affected by a crime.
  12. 19. When someone is found guilty of a crime by a court.
Down
  1. 2. – When a person who was convicted is proven innocent later.
  2. 3. – A scientist who studies evidence from crimes, like fingerprints or DNA.
  3. 7. – When someone causes a death by being very careless or reckless.
  4. 8. – The most serious type of murder, which can be punished by death or life in prison.
  5. 9. – A specialist in their field who gives professional knowledge or opinions in court.
  6. 10. – The person accused of committing a crime in court.
  7. 13. – When the police or court formally say someone is accused of a crime.
  8. 20. – What a witness says in court about what they saw or know.