Across
- 3. the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court
- 4. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. Compare with plaintiff.
- 5. the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order
- 9. seize someone by legal authority and take into custody
- 11. a person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range:
- 12. a dog rained to assist members of the police force in serious situations
- 13. a device to put out fires
- 15. 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
- 16. a vehicle safety device designed to secure the driver or a passenger
- 18. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments:
- 19. send off to a destination or for a purpose:
- 20. a sign to indicate where to stop
Down
- 1. a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony.
- 2. is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment.
- 6. an act of reserving accommodations, travel, etc., or of buying a ticket in advance
- 7. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior
- 8. a private police force that guards a building, campus, park, etc.
- 10. a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits:
- 14. a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true
- 17. a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial: