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Across
  1. 2. the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.
  2. 7. the action of officially absolving someone from blame
  3. 8. a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
  4. 9. the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
  5. 10. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
Down
  1. 1. the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.
  2. 3. The action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion
  3. 4. a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.
  4. 5. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
  5. 6. the act of freeing from guilt or blame