Legal Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. a person who begins legal proceedings against another
  2. 6. a person who has been charged with a criminal offence
  3. 10. said to be the case but not yet proved
  4. 12. a law made by Parliament
  5. 13. the law based on decisions made by judges in previous case
  6. 16. non-criminal law
  7. 18. a person who commits an offence
  8. 19. the party presenting evidence against the person accused of committing a crime
Down
  1. 1. A judicial officer presiding over a Magistrates court
  2. 2. person who initiates legal proceedings against another in a civil dispute
  3. 4. a pledge that statements made are true which is made with one's hand on the bible.
  4. 5. to take a case to higher court in order to challenge a decision
  5. 7. the person whose duty it is to carry the provisions of a will into effect
  6. 8. to take legal action
  7. 9. laws made by Parliament which are referred to singly as Acts or statutes
  8. 11. to cancel legislation or a regulation
  9. 14. person charged with a criminal offence
  10. 15. the doctrine by which courts are obliged to follow past decisions
  11. 17. a panel of people selected from the general public to decide the guilt or innocence of people tried in serious criminal cases