Across
- 2. System of law concerned with private relations between members of a community. “He said the teachings required individuals to follow civil laws.”
- 3. certain set of rules and standards in society that keep individuals bound to conventional standards. "In the urbanized world we are all busy creating, the easiest primary vehicle of social control is likely be fear."
- 4. conduct assessed as inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct.
- 9. Punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts. "Drawing and quartering is cruel and unusual punishment."
- 10. Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. "the bill of rights protects my right to free speech."
- 12. an action or omission that constitutes an offense that is punishable by law. "shoplifting is a serious crime."
- 14. Established principle of judicial review in U.S. "courts has power to strike down laws that they find violate Constitution because of marbury v madison".
- 15. having retroactive effect or force."the law is being applied ex post facto"
- 18. fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement. "Everyone deserves their right to due process"
- 19. changes in human interactions and relationships that transform social institutions. "there has been a lot of social change recently."
- 20. system of law concerned w/ punishment of those who commit crimes. “it is the function of the criminal law to punish."
Down
- 1. a declaration that a law is invalid because it is not sufficiently clear, "ellen said that it didnt apply to her because that code feel under void of vaugueness.
- 5. court decision that is considered as authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts, or similar legal issues. "The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision."
- 6. The quality or state of being in accordance with the law."documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale"
- 7. The theory or philosophy of law. "American jurisprudence"
- 8. the right of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal nature. "i feel like my right to privacy is being violated by the internet"
- 11. conduct that constitutes an unlawful act only by virtue of statute, as opposed to conduct that is evil in and of itself."An offense regardeded as mala prohibita is disorderly conduct"
- 13. system of rules which a community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and enforces."They were taken to court for breaking the law.”
- 16. a judge that goes between courts. "Judge Rhaelyn is a circuit rider"
- 17. Restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws