Law, Society and Political Involvement

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Across
  1. 2. a previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
  2. 4. law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents
  3. 5. a place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
  4. 6. law deals with disputes that affect the community
  5. 10. law laws made by parliaments
  6. 12. law deals with disputes between private citizens
  7. 13. the party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
  8. 15. a group of people (either 12 or six) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
  9. 16. a court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
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  1. 1. a system of government where political power lies with the people
  2. 3. a document that outlines the powers of the parliament
  3. 7. a set of legal rules
  4. 8. a vote where the entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
  5. 9. equal opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system
  6. 11. a process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person
  7. 14. a civil wrong