Whistle-blower crossword
Across
- 1. the act of playing unfairly or doing something that is against the rules 2 words
- 6. to secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble
- 8. the real facts about a situation, event, or person
- 10. the crime of showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government
- 13. the act of making something known or the fact that is made known
- 14. something that is not what it appears to be and is deliberately used to deceive people
- 17. facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true
- 19. a person who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening, especially in a business or government word with a hyphen
- 22. facts about a situation, person, event ...
- 23. a legal punishment of being killed for a crime 2 words
- 25. the group of people who officially control a country
- 27. not allowed by law
Down
- 2. a punishment given by a judge in court that means a person must go to prison because they have been found guilty 2 words
- 3. an action or event that causes a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval
- 4. illegal, bad, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
- 5. something brings an advantage to the public 2 words
- 7. secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation
- 9. methods of protecting someone who may be in danger as a result of agreeing to tell the courts or police what they know about a crime 2 words
- 11. a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves
- 12. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do that may all have results you do not want
- 15. a moral rule or standard of good behavior
- 16. a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal
- 18. an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle
- 20. a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organization
- 21. the study of what is morally right and wrong, or a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong
- 24. the internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc., considered as a group
- 26. something that is your job or duty to deal with or you think is 2 words