Across
- 3. deals with disputes between private citizens
- 5. a place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
- 6. a set of legal rules
- 8. a document which sets out how a body or a country will be governed
- 9. a proposal for a new law
- 10. a group of people (either 12 or six) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
- 12. regulations that govern peoples conduct
- 13. the party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
- 14. deals with disputes that affect the community
Down
- 1. people who represent people in court
- 2. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
- 4. an application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
- 7. laws that are made by parliament
- 9. to release an accused person who is awaiting trial.
- 10. a court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
- 11. a process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss