Law and Society

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Across
  1. 4. A process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss
  2. 6. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
  3. 8. A group of people selected to hear evidence in a court case
  4. 11. The standard of proof required in a criminal trial
  5. 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
  6. 14. A place where people can resolve disputes relating to the law
  7. 15. Any system of things in a graded order
  8. 17. The party that commences a civil action
  9. 18. A set of legal rules
  10. 19. An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
  11. 21. A document which sets out how a body or country will be governed
  12. 23. Law bases upon the previous decisions of judges
  13. 24. To bring a civl action against another person for causing damage or injury
Down
  1. 1. The party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
  2. 2. Equal opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system
  3. 3. Laws made by parliaments
  4. 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
  5. 7. A System in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate of judge
  6. 9. A previous legal decision what serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
  7. 10. Deals with disputes that affect the community
  8. 12. Deals with disputes between private citizens
  9. 16. To treat somebody differently or less favourably because of their personal characteristics
  10. 20. A court official who has the power to make decisions on legal matters brought before a court of law
  11. 22. A state of disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws