Across
- 1. – the legal status of being a citizen
- 4. – the group of randomly selected citizens who are called to determine the verdict in a criminal trial
- 7. – an organisation that ranks people one above another depending on the position or power that they hold
- 9. – the person who presides over the Victorian County and Supreme Courts
- 11. – a law made by parliament
- 13. – an official who hears and judges minor cases or preliminary hearings
- 15. – a hearing to resolve and determine the outcome in a criminal or civil dispute heard
- 16. – someone who has been assessed as having been forced to flee their country
- 17. – a person who seeks social and political change
Down
- 2. – laws made by parliament
- 3. – a statement given by an accused person indicating their desire to be treated as being either guilty or not guilty
- 4. – the courts
- 5. rules – laws that govern the way people behave and act
- 6. – the decision made by a magistrate, judge or jury in a court hearing or trial
- 8. law – laws made by judges or the courts
- 10. – the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial
- 12. rules – regulations made by private individuals or groups
- 14. – a verdict in a criminal case where the accused is found to have committed an offence