Fundamentals of Law & Codes

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Across
  1. 4. serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery, etc.
  2. 5. crimes which can be considered between a felony and misdemeanor, based on circumstances
  3. 6. disputes and private rights between individuals, organizations/ parties or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
  4. 8. municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas
  5. 10. each state’s unique system of laws and courts
  6. 11. protect citizens from excessive charges, limit of freedoms and abusive power from authorities
  7. 12. mild crimes (civil offenses or petty crimes) such as littering, parking violations, etc.
Down
  1. 1. set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses
  2. 2. laws applied to the United States as a whole
  3. 3. body of law dealing with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
  4. 7. serves as the federal government’s main penal code and includes criminal procedure for federal crimes
  5. 9. less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI