Across
- 2. verdict that usually results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
- 5. the standard of proof required in a criminal trial
- 7. any crime punishable by a term in state prison
- 9. a formal accusation made by a governmental authority asserting that somebody has committed a crime
- 11. criminal intent
- 13. Excessive use of psychoactive drugs, such as alcohol, pain medications, or illegal drugs
- 14. the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community
- 16. seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody
- 18. A person who aids, abets, or encourages another to commit a crime but who is not present at the scene
- 19. a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior
- 22. a convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly
- 23. an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government especially
- 24. one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
- 25. a smaller crime other than felony
- 26. federal and state laws that make certain behavior illegal and punishable by imprisonment and/or fine
- 27. the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone
Down
- 1. An agreement between two or more people to commit an illegal act, along with an intent to achieve the agreement's goa
- 3. the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians
- 4. any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty or nolo contendere to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor
- 6. standard of proof required in a civil trial
- 8. a person who has committed a prescribed offence
- 10. someone who assists 1) someone who has committed a crime, 2) after the person has committed the crime, 3) with knowledge that the person committed the crime, and 4) with the intent to help the person avoid arrest or punishment
- 12. declare the punishment decided for (an offender)
- 15. a failure to act when you have a duty to act
- 17. the level of certainty and the degree of evidence necessary to establish proof in a proceeding
- 20. a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not occur
- 21. the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment