Across
- 2. a lack of proper care and attention
- 3. the person who is being sued
- 4. the person who files a lawsuit
- 5. a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
- 6. minor crime for which a person can be fined or jailed for up to one year
- 9. the punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crim
- 11. a notice directing someone to appear in court
- 12. more serious crimes like murder and robbery
- 13. a wrongful act, other than breaking a contract
Down
- 1. to correct a person's behavior
- 5. an act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or to society in general
- 7. a process by which lawyers have the opportunity to check facts and gather evidence
- 8. the government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone
- 10. taking charge of someone in an official way