Across
- 1. a collection of stories about a specific person, culture, religion, or any group with shared beliefs
- 7. the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
- 9. decline or deteriorate physically or mentally
- 11. an armed police force organized on military lines but distinct from the regular army
- 12. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas
- 14. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
- 18. required by law or a rule; obligatory
- 20. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or athletic one
Down
- 2. serious, infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which primarily affects the lungs
- 3. inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent
- 4. confined (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons
- 5. responsible by law; legally answerable
- 6. in a way that shows care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
- 8. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc
- 10. (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled
- 13. a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital
- 15. make full use of and derive benefit from something or someone
- 16. make legally void; invalidate
- 17. a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done
- 19. the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals