Legal Terms Review

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Across
  1. 2. the act of bringing charges up against someone; the party by whom criminal proceedings are conducted
  2. 3. the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits
  3. 7. a crime, typically involving violence, regarded as mor serious than a misdemeanor
  4. 8. person who maintains order in the court room
  5. 10. a crime less serious than a felony; a minor wrongdoing
  6. 12. one who is legally appointed to transact business on another’s behalf
  7. 13. to accuse someone of something (especially an offense under the law)
  8. 14. a public official authorized to make decisions about information brought before a court
  9. 17. done consciously and intentionally; what a jury does to determine a verdict
  10. 20. all the stuff (facts or information) that show something happened or didn’t happen
  11. 21. a situation in which one can sue
  12. 22. present and argue in court
  13. 23. formal examination of evidence before a judge and/or jury in order to determine guilt
  14. 24. a body of people (typically 12) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case based on evidence
Down
  1. 1. having done nothing wrong and having not been caught
  2. 4. the first occasion that the court has to hear from a lawyer in a trial
  3. 5. person who has committed a crime
  4. 6. the last occasion that the court has to hear from a lawyer in a trial
  5. 9. the denial, answer, or plea of one whom a charge is brought; a defending party or group
  6. 11. one charged with an offense, especially the defendant in a criminal case
  7. 15. the decision of the jury after the trial
  8. 16. one who has personal knowledge of a crime
  9. 18. a jury which serves a term and is selected to perform various duties
  10. 19. having been convicted of a crime or wrongdoing