Across
- 3. the federal crime of advocacy of insurrection against the government or support for an enemy of the nation during time of war, by speeches, publications and organization
- 5. the crime of intentionally lying after being duly sworn (to tell the truth) by a notary public, court clerk or other official
- 8. (although it varies from state to state,) it is generally a killing which is deliberate and premeditated (planned, after lying in wait, by poison or as part of a scheme), in conjunction with felonies such as rape, burglary, arson, or involving multiple deaths, the killing of certain types of people (such as a child, a police officer, a prison guard, a fellow prisoner), or certain weapons, particularly a gun
- 10. oral defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another, which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed
Down
- 1. the direct taking of property (including money) from a person (victim) through force, threat or intimidation
- 2. a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility (exact distinctions on degree vary by state)
- 4. intentional and fraudulent attempt to escape payment of taxes in whole or in part
- 6. the killing of a human being by a sane person, with intent, malice aforethought (prior intention to kill the particular victim or anyone who gets in the way) and with no legal excuse or authority
- 7. the crime of betraying one's country (defined in Article III, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution: "Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.")
- 9. having more than one wife or husband at the same time, usually more than just two (which is "bigamy")