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Across
  1. 7. – Legal responsibility for one’s actions or omissions.
  2. 8. – A criminal offence that is more serious and usually heard in a higher court.
  3. 10. – A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties.
  4. 11. – A previous court decision that must be followed by lower courts in similar cases.
  5. 12. – A body of law focused on fairness, providing remedies when common law is inadequate.
  6. 13. – A body that resolves disputes in a specific area of law, often less formal than a court.
  7. 15. – A request to a higher court to review a decision of a lower court.
Down
  1. 1. – The authority of a court to hear and decide a case.
  2. 2. – The branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law.
  3. 3. – The party who brings a civil case to court.
  4. 4. – Failure to take reasonable care, resulting in harm to another person.
  5. 5. – A law formally passed by parliament.
  6. 6. – The party against whom a civil or criminal case is brought.
  7. 9. – Law made by parliament.
  8. 14. – A penalty or punishment imposed by a court.