Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
  2. 4. a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.
  3. 5. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
  4. 8. a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony.
  5. 9. document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something
  6. 12. fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
  7. 13. a judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court. A majority opinion sets forth the decision of the court and an explanation of the rationale behind the court's decision.
  8. 17. exists to the extent that the United States Constitution permits federal courts to hear actions that can also be heard by state courts.
  9. 20. a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
Down
  1. 1. noncriminal lawsuit, usu. involving private property rights
  2. 3. The term judicial powers refers to the power of the Judicial Branch of the United States government to hear cases and interpret, enforce or nullify laws and statutes in order to render verdicts.
  3. 6. the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government
  4. 7. the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
  5. 10. the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.
  6. 11. A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced
  7. 14. the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right.
  8. 15. implies that the prisoner is brought to the court for the legality of the imprisonment to be examined
  9. 16. a writ (order) of a higher court to a lower court to send all the documents in a case to it so the higher court can review the lower court's decision. Certiorari is most commonly used by the U.S. Supreme Court, which is selective about which cases it will hear on appeal.
  10. 18. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
  11. 19. a legal term in United States law used to describe actions that purposefully and discernibly convey a particular message or statement to those viewing it.