Crossword by Colton Jessen

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718192021
Across
  1. 2. of proof - the duty of proving a disputed charge
  2. 3. jepardy - The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
  3. 6. - A person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
  4. 7. -A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
  5. 8. rights - The miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights), is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody
  6. 9. order - A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public
  7. 10. - 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
  8. 11. Jury - a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
  9. 14. - A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
  10. 15. - An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
  11. 16. assault - a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
  12. 18. - A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
  13. 19. - A writ ordering a person to attend a court
  14. 21. examination -(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
Down
  1. 1. - An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
  2. 4. - A worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other workers
  3. 5. cause - (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house"
  4. 6. homicide - when you kill someone but you plan it out
  5. 12. fifth amendment - which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure. Its guarantees stem from English common law
  6. 13. - (of two or more people) Fully in agreement
  7. 17. - A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
  8. 20. - The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation