Across
- 2. - another word for imprisonment
- 4. - a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime
- 8. - penalty for committing a crime
- 9. - the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
- 11. - an illegal activity for which a person can be punished by law
- 14. - public or private attorney, who represents the accused
- 15. - small room in prison where the prisoner is kept (2 words)
- 16. - the amount of money defendants (or others) must pay for the accused to be released from custody until their trial
- 17. - the state of being kept by the police, usually while waiting to go to court for trial
- 18. - judgement, verdict
Down
- 1. - a branch of law that specialises in crimes
- 3. - someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime
- 5. - it is served when the sentence for a crime is righteous and fair
- 6. - case that is closed by a judge with no finding of guilt and no conviction for the defendant in a criminal case
- 7. - the condition of being kept in prison
- 10. - to be responsible for a crime (adjective)
- 12. - to be (set free) on bail
- 13. - connected with the law (adjective)
- 15. - a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court
- 17. - a place where trials and other legal cases happen