Law and Society
Across
- 4. A process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss
- 6. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
- 8. A group of people selected to hear evidence in a court case
- 11. The standard of proof required in a criminal trial
- 13. A hearing in a Local Court to decide whether or not there is a enough evidence to put a person on trial for a serious offence
- 14. A place where people can resolve disputes relating to the law
- 15. Any system of things in a graded order
- 17. The party that commences a civil action
- 18. A set of legal rules
- 19. An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
- 21. A document which sets out how a body or country will be governed
- 23. Law bases upon the previous decisions of judges
- 24. To bring a civl action against another person for causing damage or injury
Down
- 1. The party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
- 2. Equal opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system
- 3. Laws made by parliaments
- 5. to release an accused person who is awaiting trial. Another person usually guarantees to pay a large sum of money if the accused does not later appear in court on a certain date
- 7. A System in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate of judge
- 9. A previous legal decision what serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
- 10. Deals with disputes that affect the community
- 12. Deals with disputes between private citizens
- 16. To treat somebody differently or less favourably because of their personal characteristics
- 20. A court official who has the power to make decisions on legal matters brought before a court of law
- 22. A state of disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws