Across
- 1. Payment of money as a penalty for committing a crime
- 6. Third party helps to settle a dispute
- 7. Creative way to solve disagreements
- 13. Accused is brought to court and asked for plea
- 14. Child who is without adequate parental care
- 15. Informal yet actual hearing of the case by the court
- 18. Evaluator examines the facts of a dispute and determines the amount of award
- 19. Depriving a person of their freedom
- 20. Order to stop the defendant from performing an action
- 22. Informal meeting before the judge in attempts to simplify the issues of the case
- 23. Money/property left with the court to assure person will return for trial
- 25. Written accusation charging person of crime
- 28. Sentence of 25 years
- 29. Methods discussed before a dispute arises
- 30. Amount of money exceeded in a diversity of citizenship case
Down
- 2. Highest court in the land
- 3. Jury's decision
- 4. Sentence that cannot be altered for any reason
- 5. Third phase of the death penalty
- 8. Methods used after a dispute has arisen
- 9. Power and authority to hear a case and make a judgment
- 10. Formal papers filed with the court
- 11. Court's determination in the case
- 12. Sentence of 15-25 years
- 16. Minor who has committed an adult crime
- 17. Third party is given the power to settle a dispute
- 21. Defendant's response to allegations
- 24. Minor who has done something inappropriate
- 26. Hearing used to learn if there are good reasons to keep accused in custody
- 27. Plaintiff's allegations