Justice System hour 1
Across
- 2. offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
- 3. the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
- 7. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 10. a person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor.
- 11. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
- 14. a crime against the government.
- 16. the detention of a person, often in a correctional or psychiatric facility.
- 17. possession of a Controlled Substance.
- 19. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
- 20. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
- 21. the case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused.
- 24. fraud, public corruption, bribery, insider trading and money laundering.
- 28. offenses such as Prostitution, drug use.
- 30. an arraignment is usually the first court date in a criminal case.
Down
- 1. loitering, begging, solicitation, recreational drug use, and gambling.
- 4. Crimes that use electronic and digitally based technology to attack computers or a computer network.
- 5. those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- 6. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor.
- 8. a criminal case deal between a defendant and the prosecutor.
- 9. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
- 12. a grand jury, not a prosecutor, has filed criminal charges against you.
- 13. a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
- 15. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
- 18. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.
- 22. jury a jury, typically of twenty-three people, selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial.
- 23. a crime that carries a less severe punishment than a felony.
- 25. To seize someone by legal authority and take into custody.
- 26. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
- 27. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
- 29. a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.