Across
- 2. serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery, etc.
- 3. each state’s unique system of laws and courts
- 7. mild crimes (civil offenses or petty crimes) such as littering, parking violations, etc.
- 9. disputes and private rights between individuals, organizations/ parties or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
- 10. of law dealing with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
- 11. laws applied to the United States as a whole
- 12. municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas
Down
- 1. law implementing and interpreting the United States constitution in criminal justice cases
- 4. protect citizens from excessive charges, limit of freedoms and abusive power from authorities
- 5. set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses
- 6. crimes which can be considered between a felony and misdemeanor, based on circumstances
- 8. less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI