Across
- 7. the breaking of a law, rule, or agreement
- 9. he state of being responsible for something
- 10. a type of offense punishable under criminal law
- 11. process in which defendant and prosecutor negotiate mutually acceptable settlement of a case
- 13. each party's opportunity to set the basic scene for the jurors
- 14. a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty
Down
- 1. the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
- 2. a type of tort that can only result from an intentional act of the defendant
- 3. failing to exercise the care expected of a reasonably prudent person in like circumstances
- 4. a state of confinement or captivity
- 5. loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
- 6. a building for the confinement of people who are awaiting trial
- 8. the lawyer's final opportunity in a trial to tell the judge and/or jury why they should win the case
- 12. behavior that is punishable as a public offense