Across
- 2. criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment more than 1 year
- 5. a type of tort that involves intentional misconduct
- 7. a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment less than 1 year
- 8. a voluntary agreement between two parties
- 10. branch of government that includes the president
- 14. the body of unwritten law developed in England
- 17. power to hear a case
- 18. contracts that are spoken or written
- 19. set by legal precedent
- 23. a type of tort that includes acts that are not in
- 25. one party makes an offer, the other party accepts it
- 26. law that does not involve crimes but instead wrongful acts
- 27. type of court with jurisdiction over federal law
- 28. branch of government that interprets and oversees laws
- 29. law that derives from federal and state constitutions
- 30. law established through common law and legal precedent
Down
- 1. a civil wrong committed against a person or property, including breach of contract
- 3. branch of government that writes and passes bills
- 4. charge when a healthcare practitioner fails to exercise ordinary care and a patient is injured
- 6. government as plaintiff if criminal case
- 9. when a patient leaves the hospital before the physician has discharged them
- 11. contracts that are not spoken or written
- 12. based on the U.S. constitution
- 13. something of value is bargained
- 15. person bring charges
- 16. party against whom charges are brought
- 20. law that involves crimes against the state
- 21. enacted by state or federal legislatures
- 22. enacted to define specific agency powers
- 24. part of the consumer protection act