Legal Terms

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Across
  1. 4. The upper house in Federal Parliament
  2. 5. A false statement that harms a person's reputation
  3. 6. The judges decision that becomes law and must be applied to cases with similar circumstances
  4. 8. The party who initiates a civil lawsuit.
  5. 11. The lower house in Federal Parliament. House of ___________
  6. 12. The area in the House of Representatives where the independents and minor parties sit
  7. 16. A period of supervision instead of incarceration.
  8. 17. The party against whom a civil lawsuit is filed.
Down
  1. 1. The political party of coalition with the highest number of members
  2. 2. Law made by parliament
  3. 3. A member of parliament that does not belong to a political party
  4. 7. The political party or coalition with the second highest number of members
  5. 9. The process of seeking a higher court's review of a lower court's decision
  6. 10. The accused in a criminal case.
  7. 12. Law made by judges in court
  8. 13. The person in the House of Representatives that keeps order.
  9. 14. A legally binding agreement between two or more parties.
  10. 15. A group of individuals responsible for rendering a verdict in a trial.