Law Studies Exam Terms

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Across
  1. 2. unlawful taking of another's property with the intent to steal it.
  2. 6. rights that a person must be told of when arrested or taken into custody by police or other officials
  3. 8. breach of some obligation, causing harm or injury to someone
  4. 9. unlawful pressure on a person to do something that he or she would not otherwise do.
  5. 12. a reasonable belief, known personally or through reliable sources, that a specific person has committed a crime
  6. 14. amount an insured person agrees to pay toward repairs before the insurance company pays anything
  7. 16. system of supervised freedom
  8. 17. taking of money or property by a person to whom it has been entrusted
  9. 19. court order to appear in court or turn over documents on a specified date and time
  10. 22. unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation
  11. 23. written statement of facts sworn to or made under oath before someone authorized to administer an oath
  12. 24. seal or destroy a criminal record
  13. 25. a minor who has committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a crime under federal, state, or local law.
Down
  1. 1. any act to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice
  2. 3. evidence that justifies an officer in stopping and questioning an individual believed to be involved in criminal activity
  3. 4. give up something
  4. 5. grand jury's formal charge or accusation of criminal action
  5. 7. an illegal act that can only be committed by a juvenile
  6. 10. giving evidence and answering questions that would tend to subject one to criminal prosecution
  7. 11. failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care in either doing or not doing something, resulting in harm or injury to another person
  8. 13. a defendant cannot be prosecuted a second time for the same crime.
  9. 15. release from prison before the full sentence has been served, granted at the discretion of a parole board
  10. 18. a legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant at trial
  11. 20. Latin word meaning elsewhere
  12. 21. legal defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for his or her actions