Sarah Barr
Across
- 6. A person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
- 7. A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public
- 9. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
- 11. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
- 13. When someone plans out a murder and goes through with it.
- 17. A writ ordering a person to attend a court
- 19. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
- 21. A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death
Down
- 1. a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously
- 2. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict
- 3. close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
- 4. Reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.)
- 5. part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.
- 8. the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
- 10. the duty of proving a disputed charge
- 12. A worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other workers
- 14. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
- 15. a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody before they are interrogated to inform them about their constitutional rights.
- 16. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
- 17. An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
- 18. Fully in agreement
- 20. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law.