Across
- 2. Power to interpret laws and punish lawbreakers (2 words)
- 4. The party that is against who filed for an appeal
- 9. A court case that involves two parties and is about money or property (2 words)
- 12. An authorization by a court for a police to arrest someone (2 words)
- 16. The bases that a police has to have before making an arrest, performing a search, or obtaining a warrant (2 words)
- 17. The first court to hear a case(the trial court) (2 words)
- 19. The decision that the judge or jury makes
- 20. Being brought before a court to answer questions
Down
- 1. Determines which type of court you go to and where it is located
- 3. The side of the government in a criminal case
- 5. The person or company filing the complaint in the lawsuit
- 6. The branch of government that has the power to interpret laws and punish lawbreakers (2 words)
- 7. Equal protection under the law (2 words)
- 8. A serious or major crime
- 10. The right that a convicted person has to ask a higher court to review the case
- 11. Reminds people that they have the right to remain silent and that they have the right to an attorney (2 words)
- 13. The part of the Constitution that creates the judicial branch (2 words)
- 14. A less serious or minor crime
- 15. The person accused of a crime in a criminal court case
- 18. A court case where someone is accused of breaking a criminal law (2 words)