Akim Deng

4. the main political party in the lower house of parliament not in power
6. laws, considered collectively
10. the accidental or unintentional killing of one person by another person
12. a situation where a person breaches a duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid a foreseeable risk, resulting in another person being injured or suffering a risk of injury
14. interference with someone’s enjoyment of public or private property
16. a law passed by Parliament
18. a situation where a legally binding agreement is not honoured by one or more of the parties to the contract
19. a proposed law that has not yet been agreed to by parliament or received royal assent
20. a tort (civil wrong) involving direct and intentional interference with a person, or a person’s land or goods
22. to take legal action against another person for a criminal offence
23. a legal principle developed by a court in the process of resolving a dispute
24. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court

1. the killing of one person by another person
2. law developed by judges through the decisions of court
3. the Queen’s authority in the Australian parliament, represented by the Governor-General at the federal level and a Governor at the state level
5. the level of proof required to establish a case. In criminal law, the prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty beyond reasonable doubt
7. the legal principle describing who has to prove a case in court. In a criminal trial, this burden is on the prosecution
8. unlawful damage to a person’s good reputation through written or verbal statements
9. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court in the legal system
11. the party in a civil or criminal trial against whom an action has been brought
13. legally responsible for a civil wrong
15. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
17. most common or well known express right
21. laws laws made by parliament