Across
- 2. The case presented by or on behalf of the person or people being accused of a crime
- 4. A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
- 5. The mandatory sharing, by both sides in a trial, of relevant documents with the other party.
- 7. The defense of one's person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime.
- 9. A common term for the government's side in a criminal case against a person accused of a crime.
- 10. A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
- 11. The action of investigating something or someone; formal and logical examination or research
Down
- 1. How the jury votes or a judge’s decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
- 3. 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.
- 4. A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
- 6. The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court for a particular offense.
- 8. The system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community.