Across
- 4. A lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court. Also called prosecuting attorney.
- 5. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
- 7. Think about causing the death of another person
- 13. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
- 14. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
- 15. A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public.
- 16. An amendment to the Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1791, that deals with the rights of accused criminals by providing for due process of law, forbidding double jeopardy, and stating that no person may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself.
- 17. A writ ordering a person to attend a court
- 19. Two or more people Fully in agreement.
- 21. A man, who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf.
- 22. A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death
Down
- 1. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
- 2. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.
- 3. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
- 6. Reasonable grounds
- 8. A reckless attack with intent to injure seriously
- 9. In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness, while testifying, called by one party's attorney by the attorney opposed to said party; By extension, any process in which a person is subject to questioning
- 10. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
- 11. Is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody
- 12. The duty of proving a disputed charge.
- 18. A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict
- 20. An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it