Across
- 4. A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public
- 5. A lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court. Also called prosecuting attorney
- 6. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
- 10. thought plan to kill
- 16. A writ ordering a person to attend a court
- 17. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
- 18. An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
- 19. Fully in agreement
- 21. 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 deat
- 22. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
Down
- 1. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict
- 2. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
- 3. the duty of proving a disputed charge
- 7. A worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other worker
- 8. more serious assault
- 9. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
- 11. is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial situation) before they are interrogated to inform them about their constitutional rights.
- 12. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
- 13. an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use
- 14. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
- 15. close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
- 20. Cause Reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.)