Across
- 3. an area of law that defines behaviours and conduct that are prohibited and outlines sanctions for people who commit them.
- 5. a person who carried out the actus reas and has therefore directly committed the offence is the ____ offender.
- 8. the right of a person accused of a crime to be presumed not guilty unless proven otherwise is the presumption of ______.
- 9. a person charged with a criminal offence
- 10. an serious offence generally heard in before a judge and jury in the County or Supreme Court.
- 12. the lawyers who prepare a criminal case and take it to court on behalf of the state, the victim or society.
- 13. a Latin term for 'a guilty act': the physical element of a crime.
- 15. ______ of proof is the degree or extent to which a case must be proved in court.
Down
- 1. the release of an accused person from custody on condition that they will attend a court hearing to answer the charges.
- 2. _____ of proof is the obligation of a party to prove a case and usually rests with the prosecution.
- 4. beyond ____ doubt is the standard of proof in criminal cases and requires the prosecution to prove.
- 6. a person who knowingly assists another person who has committed a serious indictable offences to avoid being apprehended, prosecuted etc
- 7. a Latin term for 'a guilty mind': the mental element of a crime.
- 11. an act or omission that is against an existing law, harmful to an individual or to society and punishable by law.
- 14. a minor offence generally heard in the Magistrates' Court.