Across
- 2. Act of breaking a law or agreement.
- 4. Collection of laws or rules.
- 8. Preliminary examination of a witness or a juror.
- 9. Legal responsibility for one's actions.
- 12. Formal accusation initiating a criminal case.
- 14. Offense less serious than a felony.
- 17. Attorney representing the government in criminal cases.
- 20. Written or oral statement given under oath.
- 21. Formal examination of evidence in court.
- 22. Act of approving a bill into law.
- 23. Legal right to use and derive profit from property.
- 25. Right granted to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
Down
- 1. Legal principle developed through court decisions.
- 3. Body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment.
- 5. Legal right to fair treatment through the judicial system.
- 6. Rules established by a government or authority.
- 7. Payment or compensation required by law.
- 10. Act of making something lawful.
- 11. Deliberate killing of a person.
- 13. Legal document stating terms of an agreement.
- 15. Legal process of resolving a dispute.
- 16. A formal request to a higher court for review.
- 18. Agreement between parties.
- 19. Right to be free from unreasonable searches.
- 24. Legal protection against discrimination.