Across
- 4. unlawful sexual intercourse
- 7. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior
- 9. the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
- 14. Law, a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes
- 15. the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder.
- 18. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments
- 20. Hearing, a "trial before the trial"
- 22. Law, the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs
- 24. Law, the law as established by the outcome of former cases
- 26. Cause, reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.)
- 27. 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
- 30. Endangerment, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life
Down
- 1. a person or body of persons having judicial authority to hear and resolve disputes in civil, criminal, ecclesiastical, or military cases
- 2. a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony
- 3. engages in conduct which creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person
- 5. umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies, and involving the punishment, treatment, and supervision of persons who have been convicted of crimes
- 6. the quality or state of being in accordance with the law
- 8. the action of causing something
- 10. Amendment, unreasonable search and seizure
- 11. Branch, interprets the laws
- 12. amendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances"
- 13. Branch, deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city
- 16. the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder
- 17. Reus, action or conduct which is a constituent element of a crime, as opposed to the mental state of the accused
- 19. Suspicion, a legal standard of proof in United States law that is less than probable cause
- 21. Branch, carries out and enforces laws
- 23. a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison
- 25. 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
- 28. Enforcement, the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society
- 29. Rea, the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime, as opposed to the action or conduct of the accused