Across
- 2. A government lawyer who initiates prosecution of criminal offenses, and presents the case for prosecution in a criminal proceeding (prosecutor).
- 4. A challenge to a previous legal determination (appeal).
- 8. The final decision made by a court (judgment).
- 9. It is a legal document issued by the court, or prosecuting attorney, ordering the recipient to appear at a certain time and place to testify under oath as a witness (subpoena).
- 10. A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence (suspect).
- 11. A legal order issued by the authority and in the name of the state to compel a person to do something (writ).
- 12. It is when a party asks the court or opposing counsel to act, demands a right, or asks a question (request).
- 14. A person who has been arrested for or formally charged with a crime. It is a generic name for the defendant in a criminal case (accused).
- 15. Someone authorized to practice law; a lawyer; an agent authorized to act on behalf of another person (attorney).
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- 1. An appointed or elected official who decides legal disputes in court (judge).
- 3. A person with first-hand knowledge of an event, that testifies to that knowledge during a trial or other legal proceeding (witness).
- 5. A person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone (prosecutor).
- 6. Statements, in a logical and legal form, of the facts that constitute prosecutor’s cause of action and defendant’s ground of defence (pleadings).
- 7. Physical or mental damage (harm).
- 13. It is an item which a litigant proffers to make the existence of a fact more or less probable (evidence).