Across
- 2. Formally charging someone with a crime
- 4. Person being accused in a civil or criminal case
- 7. Serious crime, such as kidnapping or murder
- 9. The government's side in a criminal case
- 10. Person filing the complaint in a civil case
- 12. Court case where a person is accused of breaking a criminal law
Down
- 1. The authority to interpret and administer the law
- 3. A less serious crime
- 5. Decision of a judge or jury
- 6. Right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review their case
- 8. Branch of government that interprets laws
- 11. Court case involving a disagreement between two parties about money or property