Across
- 1. Sentence, Postponement or delay of a sentence to a future date.
- 5. A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.
- 6. Sentence, Sentences that are successive and are served one after another.
- 8. Imprisonment, Intentionally restraining another person without having the legal right to do so. It’s not necessary that physical force be used; threats or a show of apparent authority are sufficient.
- 9. Summons, An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
- 11. Witness, Person who sees a crime taking place.
- 12. The pre-trial devices that can be used by one party to obtain facts and information about the case from the other party in order to assist the party’s preparation for trial.
- 14. The making known of a fact that had previously been hidden.
- 15. Formal conclusion by a judge or regulatory agency on issues of fact. Also, a conclusion by a jury regarding a fact.
- 17. A formal accusation or indictment filed by the prosecutor’s office that a specific person has committed a specific crime. Also known as pressing charges.
- 20. Evidence, All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence, such as fingerprints, from which an inference can be drawn.
- 21. Sentence, Sentences for different offenses (crimes) that run together or are served at the same time.
- 22. The use of physical force or threats to compel someone to commit an act against their will.
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- 2. Arrest, Any unlawful physical restraint of another’s personal liberty, whether or not carried out by a peace officer.
- 3. Process of Law, Procedures followed by law enforcement and courts to ensure the protection of an individual’s rights as assigned by the Constitution.
- 4. of Venue, A change in the location of a trial, usually granted to avoid prejudice against one of the parties.
- 7. imprisonment is a misdemeanor and a tort (a civil wrong). If the perpetrator confines the victim for a substantial period of time (or moves him a significant distance) in order to commit a felony, the false imprisonment may become a kidnapping.
- 10. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.
- 11. The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit or property or money entrusted to him by another.
- 13. Evidence, Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.
- 16. The termination of formal charges.
- 18. To intentionally destroy, obliterate or strike out records or information in files, computers and other depositories.
- 19. Detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing; the jailing or imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime.