Across
- 3. the harm would not have occurred if the defendant had not acted in the way they did
- 7. laws that aim to ensure that a person's reputation is not harmed because of false statements that are made about them
- 10. a person who commits an offence and who has carried out an actus reus (two words)
- 12. laws that aim to ensure that people who owe a duty of care to each other do not breach that duty
- 13. the defendant failed to observe a law or obligation imposed on them
- 15. the type of harm suffered by a person
Down
- 1. a guarantee by the state to it's citizens that if they're accused of committing a crime they will be treated as not guilty until the charge has been proved beyond reasonable doubt (three words)
- 2. less serious offences requiring the accused to be tried before a Magistrate without a Jury
- 4. an area of law that defines the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups and organisations in society and regulates private disputes (two words)
- 5. serious offences requiring the accused to be tried before a Judge and a Jury in a higher court
- 6. the person(s) or entity that has been accused of committing a wrongful act
- 8. the responsibility to prove the case (three words)
- 9. a person who knowingly assists another person who has committed a serious indictable offence to avoid being arrested, prosecuted, convicted or punished
- 11. the person(s) who has alleged that wrongdoing has been done to them
- 14. an act or omission associated with injurious, threatening or immoral conduct that is considered detrimental to the individual or group affected, and incurs some punishment of the guilty by the state