Crime

4. a preliminary hearing that involves a prosecutor presenting sufficient evidence to establish probable cause that the alleged crimes were committed.
5. a court order prohibiting an action by a party to a lawsuit until there has been a trial or other court action.
8. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
9. an individual who is under an age fixed by law (such as 18 years) at which he or she would be charged as an adult for a criminal act.
12. a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone.
13. to turn an activity into a criminal offence by making it illegal.
15. the temporary or permanent release of a prisoner before the expiry of a sentence, on the promise of good behaviour.
16. the process of taking legal action.

1. a temporary court order issued to prohibit an individual from carrying out a particular action, especially approaching or contacting a specified person.
2. the preparing and enacting of laws by local, state, or national legislatures
3. a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act
6. the official power to make legal decisions and judgements.
7. military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law.
10. substance that is not allowed by law or the social customs of a country
11. warrant issued by a public officer which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual
14. a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.