Across
- 6. a child or teenager who commits a serious crime repeatedly breaks the law
- 9. a lack of proper care and attention
- 10. a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
- 15. the person who files a lawsuit
- 17. following established legal procedures
- 18. a juvenile court process that is much like a preliminary hearing in adult criminal law
- 20. a legal action in which a person or group sues
- 21. a system of law based on precedent and customs
- 22. a sum of money used to get someone out of jail
- 23. a law written by a legislative branch of government
- 25. a court order allowing law enforcement to search a suspects home or business
- 26. a process by which lawyers have the opportunity to check the facts and gather evidence before a trial
- 27. minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for one year
- 29. a youth charged with being beyond the control of his or her legal guardian
- 30. the punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime
Down
- 1. a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or charge
- 2. a set of promises between two parties enfoced by law
- 3. rules and regulations set government agencies
- 4. to correct a person's behavior
- 5. money ordered by a court to be paid for injuries or losses of suffered
- 7. a youth who has committed an offense that is punishable by criminal processs
- 8. a state's written criminal laws
- 11. a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
- 12. more serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery
- 13. an act that breaks the law
- 14. the person who is being sued
- 16. a wrongful act other than breaking a contract
- 19. taking charge of someone in offical way
- 24. a law established by judicial decision instead of by legislative action
- 28. putting someone on trial for a crime foe which he or she was previously acquitted