Across
- 2. the party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
- 4. to treat somebody differently or less favourably because of her or his personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity or religion
- 6. to release an accused person who is awaiting trial
- 7. a civil wrong
- 8. disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws
- 10. a place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
- 11. the court official who has the power to make the decisions in the court
- 12. a grading system based on order of importance
- 13. an application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
- 14. a process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss
Down
- 1. laws made by parliaments
- 3. system In which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
- 5. system of law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents
- 9. equal opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system
- 15. a set of legal rules