Criminal Justice Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 3. Federal crimes punishable by sentences of less than a year; less serious than a felony
  2. 4. Something, such as a need or desire, that causes a person to act
  3. 7. A person who brings legal actions
  4. 10. To observe or study by close examination
  5. 11. Reversed a court ruling
  6. 12. A declaration made by a witness under oath in a court of law
  7. 14. An official place to review judicial evidence
  8. 15. Free from legal guilt or fault
  9. 16. Punishment formally announces by a court or judge in a criminal proceeding
  10. 17. a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court
  11. 19. Proven responsible for a crime
  12. 20. One who is legally appointed to transact business on another’s behalf
  13. 24. People who get information, not easily gained by the public, to prevent further crimes
  14. 26. One who is legally appointed to transact business on another’s behalf
Down
  1. 1. A person who is being sued or accused of a crime in court
  2. 2. A public official who impartially decides a dispute or controversy
  3. 5. The finding or decision of a jury/judge
  4. 6. Evidence that proves a fact by inference
  5. 8. An attorney who conducts criminal proceedings on behalf of the government
  6. 9. Federal crimes punishable by sentences of more than a year; more serious than misdemeanors
  7. 13. To take or keep in custody by authority of law
  8. 18. The examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death
  9. 21. Something legally submitted to a court to determine the truth of a matter
  10. 22. A person thought to be guilty of a crime
  11. 23. A group of 6-12 people selected to decide the outcome of a trial based on evidence
  12. 25. The formal examination of evidence before a court of law