Across
- 4. The authority of some courts to review decisions made by lower courts
- 7. nobody is above the law
- 9. the right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review his/her case
- 12. Not biased
- 13. a court case in which a person is accused of breaking a criminal law
- 14. The person/company filing a complaint in a civil lawsuit
- 16. the branch that reviews and interprets the laws
- 18. the person accused of breaking a law
- 19. the authority of a court to be the first court to hear a case
- 20. an authorization by a court for police to make an arrest
Down
- 1. the constitutional protection against unfair government actions and laws
- 2. A very serious crime
- 3. a less serious crime
- 5. the authority to interpret and administer the law
- 6. the basis that police must have in order to make an arrest
- 8. a court case involving disputes between two parties related to money or property
- 10. the governments side in a criminal case
- 11. a formal charging of someone with a crime
- 15. The main power of the juridical branch
- 17. the decision of a judge/jury