Across
- 3. body of law dealing with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
- 5. disputes and private rights between individuals, organizations/ parties or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
- 10. is when one or more individuals attempt to harm another person
- 15. laws which place limitations on dangerous or unlawful items and activities
- 18. mild crimes (civil offenses or petty crimes) such as littering, parking violations, etc.; only punishable by tickets or fines
- 20. party who was wronged and is filing the civil law case
- 25. common evidentiary standard in criminal law cases meeting the burden of proof when the prosecutor demonstrates there is moral certainty of the defendant being guilty
- 26. each state’s unique system of laws and courts
- 27. crimes which can be considered between a felony and misdemeanor, based on circumstances
Down
- 1. crimes which are planned and carried out by criminal groups such as gangs
- 2. common evidentiary standard in civil law cases meeting the burden of proof when at least 51 percent of the provided evidence favors the plaintiff’s claims and outcome
- 4. legal action between two parties in a criminal law case
- 6. less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI; usually carries a fine and/or jail sentence of less than a year
- 7. protect citizens from excessive charges, limit of freedoms and abusive power from authorities
- 8. obligation to prove or back up claims being made
- 9. law implementing and interpreting the United States constitution in criminal justice cases
- 11. disturbing others by gathering in groups or engaging in offensive public displays
- 12. type of evidentiary standard in civil and criminal cases meeting the burden of proof when evidence is substantially and highly more likely to be true than untrue
- 13. set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses
- 14. legal action between two parties in a civil law case
- 16. committing an offense against a person working for the public service; crimes committed during a criminal procedure
- 17. occurs when a person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another person
- 19. municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas
- 21. serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery, etc.; punishable by a year or more in state prison
- 22. laws applied to the United States as a whole
- 23. additional financial penalties, determined by the judge; losing party in a civil law case must pay when the behavior was found to be especially harmful
- 24. responding party or alleged wrongdoer
- 26. party, the government, who is filing the criminal law case