Across
- 2. homicide- of wrongly causing the death of another human being after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so
- 4. formally certifies the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as the criminal law is concerned
- 6. Rights- is a warning given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to preserve the admissibility of their statements against them in criminal proceedings
- 7. having the agreement and consent of all
- 9. any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plantiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute
- 11. jury- a jury that cannot come up with a verdict after an extended period of deliberation
- 12. a person who directs others
- 14. the formal finding of fact made by jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge
Down
- 1. of proof- is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one's own position
- 3. is a solemn attestation as to to the truth of a matter
- 5. examination- the interrogation of a witness called by one’s opponent
- 8. by a government agency, most often a court, that has authority to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure
- 9. jeopardy- is a procedural defence that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction
- 10. assault- is a crime causing a victim to fear violence
- 13. also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affrimation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding