The Law and The Courts
Across
- 2. This type of law has two major divisions: civil and criminal
- 7. A requirement for a judge to follow an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar circumstances
- 9. This type of law tells us what the law is, not how the law works
- 11. Another name for bringing a civil lawsuit to court
- 12. This type of law involves procedures established by regulatory agencies
- 14. This jurisdiction is the power to hear a case for the first time
- 15. A document that spells out the principles by which the country's, state's, or local government operates
Down
- 1. Changes in these standards often lead to new laws
- 3. Courts that review cases from lower courts
- 4. These trial courts are state courts that handle criminal and civil cases
- 5. Federal courts have this over patent and copyright cases
- 6. The person who the lawsuit is against
- 8. Rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong
- 10. A system of rules of conduct established by a country’s government to maintain
- 13. The person who brings the lawsuit