Across
- 5. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
- 6. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
- 9. imprison or confine
- 11. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution
- 13. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
- 15. establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
- 16. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
- 18. a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between
- 19. a confusing and difficult problem or question
Down
- 1. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court
- 2. control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously
- 3. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
- 4. a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large (2 words)
- 7. a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates
- 8. a sleeveless jacket made of heavy fabric reinforced with metal or Kevlar, worn as protection against bullets and shrapnel (2 words)
- 10. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
- 11. an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room
- 12. kill (someone) by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the support from beneath (used as a form of capital punishment)
- 14. punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
- 17. a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer