Chapter 14 and 15 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or to society in general
  2. 6. putting someone on trial for a crime which he or she was previously acquitted
  3. 7. a states written criminal laws
  4. 8. a law established by judicial decisions instead of by legislative action
  5. 10. rules and regulations set by government agencies
  6. 11. a process by which lawyers have the opportunity to check facts and gather evidence before a trial
  7. 13. Offender a youth who has committed an offense that is punishable by criminal processes
  8. 14. the final settlement and sentencing in a juevinile case
  9. 16. minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to one year
  10. 17. more serious crime such as murder
  11. 18. a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
  12. 22. to correct a persons behavior
  13. 23. taking charge of someone in an official way
  14. 24. a court order allowing law-enforcement officers to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence
  15. 25. a wrongful act
  16. 27. a juevinile court process that is much like a preliminary hearing in adult criminal law
  17. 28. branch of law dealing with the formation,construction, and interpretation of constitutions
  18. 29. a system of law based on precedent and customs
Down
  1. 1. the person who files a lawsuit
  2. 2. a lack of proper care and attention
  3. 4. the person who is being sued
  4. 5. a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
  5. 6. following established legal procedures
  6. 9. the government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone accused of crime
  7. 12. money ordered by a court to be paid for injuries or losses suffered
  8. 15. a law written by a legislative branch of government
  9. 19. list of rights police must inform persons of before questioning
  10. 20. a legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damage for some harm that is done
  11. 21. a set of promises between agreeing parties that is enforceable by law
  12. 26. the punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime