Across
- 1. The party that initiates a lawsuit, as in known under English law.
- 5. The party that initiates a lawsuit, as in known under United States law.
- 9. The type of damages awarded to deter future misconduct.
- 11. The person committing a tort.
- 13. Any unlawful threat or coercion used to induce another to act in a manner that they ordinarily would not.
- 15. A city, which becomes the name of a series of military tribunals that trialed war criminals of WWII.
- 16. A (usually) serious crime.
- 18. Unlawful
- 19. The abbreviation for the highest federal appellate court in the United States.
- 20. The requisite for the existence of values in a contract.
- 22. Law passed by the legislature.
- 23. The type of prison sentences in which multiple prison terms are served at the same time.
- 25. The verdict that the criminal defendant is not guilty.
- 26. A defense that attempts to prove innocence because the defendant is elsewhere.
- 27. An opinion that differs or going against the decision of the majority justices.
- 29. The abbreviation of the court that is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations.
Down
- 2. A change or addition to a statute or the Constitution.
- 3. Statements made under oath.
- 4. The "guilty act" component for criminal liability.
- 6. The ineffective precursor to the United Nations.
- 7. The type of damages awarded to make up for the losses or injuries.
- 8. A motion to dismiss due to lack of legal basis, even if the facts are true.
- 10. The era under the effects of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 12. The legislative body given the sole power to declare war by the U.S. Constitution.
- 14. The "guilty mind" component for criminal liability.
- 17. Judicial remedy that legally compels someone to act or refrain.
- 21. The recurrence of misconduct after punishments.
- 24. A city, which becomes the name of a series of trials during the colonial era that trialed alledged practitioners of witchcrafts.
- 28. A formal agreement between nations (or, at least, the Executive Branch of the nations).
