Learning Contract #4 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. A piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority or an authoritative order; decree
  2. 6. Handles non-criminal disputes between individuals or organizations such as contract disagreements ; property issues etc.
  3. 9. Of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
  4. 11. A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law ; especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and hold preliminary hearings for more serious ones
  5. 12. System of enforceable riles created by society or government institution to regulate behavior
  6. 13. A tribunal presided over by a judge(s) or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases
Down
  1. 1. The official power to make legal decisions and judgements
  2. 2. Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision made at a lower court
  3. 4. A court that hears and decides cases involving alleged violations of criminal law
  4. 5. A crime typically one involving violence regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year of death
  5. 7. A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
  6. 8. A nonindictable offense ; regarded in the US and less serious than a felony
  7. 10. 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