Across
- 3. a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial
- 5. a person who acts on behalf of another person or group.
- 7. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 8. Cause probable cause is the standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal
- 9. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior
- 12. the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
- 14. law the law as established by the outcome of former cases.
- 15. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
- 16. a person who has committed a crime.
- 19. theft of personal property
- 23. Law the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
- 24. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
- 25. an opportunity to state one's case
- 26. declare the punishment decided for (an offender)
- 27. an accusation, typically one formally made against a prisoner brought to trial.
- 28. entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
Down
- 1. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court
- 2. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision
- 4. a feeling or thought that something is possible likely, or true
- 6. a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony
- 7. 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 death.
- 10. seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody
- 11. Reus action or conduct which is a constituent element of a crime, as opposed to the mental state of the accused.
- 13. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
- 14. an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
- 17. the action or process of correcting something.
- 18. appearance When a defendant appears before a judge within a certain number of hours of an arrest in order for the the judge to determine if there is probable cause for the arrest
- 20. the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
- 21. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
- 22. law a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.