TRIAL BY FIRE

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Across
  1. 2. causing disagreement or controversy.
  2. 3. absolutely necessary.
  3. 5. statements made in court by specialists with technical knowledge.
  4. 8. wrongdoing by a public official.
  5. 9. indirect evidence suggesting guilt but not proving it directly..
  6. 10. prison section housing condemned inmates.
  7. 11. fair legal procedures guaranteed by law.
  8. 17. a stage where intense heat causes nearly everything in a room to ignite at once.
  9. 19. lying under oath.
  10. 21. easily ignited or explosive.
  11. 24. large destructive fire.
  12. 26. tending to prove innocence.
  13. 27. carrying out a death sentence.
  14. 28. powerfully convincing.
  15. 29. flammable substance used to spread fire rapidly (ex: gasoline).
  16. 32. deliberately set fire.
  17. 35. higher court reviewing trial decisions
  18. 36. agreement to plead guilty for reduced punishment.
  19. 37. attorney — lawyer representing the accused.
  20. 38. request for a higher court to review a conviction.
  21. 40. useful in proving something.
  22. 41. person providing information to authorities, often for benefits.
  23. 43. irregular or unusual result.
  24. 44. outdated investigative methods.
  25. 45. reducing severity or blame.
  26. 46. support with evidence.
  27. 47. questioning a witness by the opposing side.
Down
  1. 1. burn marks once believed to show accelerants were poured.
  2. 4. unreliable or outdated scientific methods presented as valid evidence.
  3. 6. doubtful or suspicious.
  4. 7. fire caused unintentionally.
  5. 12. specialist called to testify professionally.
  6. 13. burn marks shaped like a “V” thought to indicate a fire’s origin.
  7. 14. rising column of hot gases from a fire.
  8. 15. prove with evidence.
  9. 16. side attempting to prove guilt in court.
  10. 18. official clearing of guilt.
  11. 20. mercy shown by reducing or stopping punishment.
  12. 22. to incriminate or suggest guilt.
  13. 23. legal challenge to unlawful imprisonment.
  14. 25. rejected as false or invalid.
  15. 30. burn damage left on surfaces after combustion.
  16. 31. failure of the legal system resulting in unfair punishment.
  17. 33. officially clear from blame.
  18. 34. scientific analysis used in criminal investigations.
  19. 39. explosive fire event caused by sudden oxygen introduction
  20. 42. written sworn statement.