Across
- 5. A body of fundamental principles for government
- 8. A power or privilege held by the general public as the result of a constitution statute regulation judicial precedent or other type of law
- 9. having the power to put plans actions or laws into effect
- 10. courts review the procedures and the decisions in the trial court to make sure that the proceedings were fair and that the proper law was applied correctly
- 11. a group of people appointed for a specific function typically consisting of members of a larger group
- 14. assembly the highest governing body in a religious denomination
- 15. the preparation and enactment of laws by a legislative body through its lawmaking process
Down
- 1. of by or appropriate to a court or judge
- 2. a nonindictable offense regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony
- 3. court the highest judicial court in a country or state
- 4. government executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general
- 6. an introduction to the highest law of the land it is not the law
- 7. 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
- 12. courts a court of law where cases are tried in the first place as opposed to an appeals court
- 13. of rights a formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of the citizens of any state country federation etc