Across
- 2. The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
- 5. The formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime that is, any offense for which the punishment is death or imprisonment.
- 6. In whatever it does, government must act fairly and in accord with established
- 8. The action of investigating something or someone; a formal or systematic examination or research
- 10. An unlawful killing that doesn't involve malice aforethought-intent to seriously harm or kill or an extreme, reckless disregard for life
- 11. the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
- 12. A state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime
- 15. Private disputes between persons or organizations
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- 1. The amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
- 3. An action that is considered to be harmful to society as a whole
- 4. The amendment that protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
- 7. The amendment that guarantees rights of criminal defendants
- 9. The sum of money that the accused may be required to post as a guarantee that he/she/they will appear in court at the proper time.
- 13. A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
- 14. The amendment that guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination