Across
- 2. The party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought.
- 4. Laws made by parliaments.
- 6. A place where people can resolve disputes relating to law.
- 11. Half the number of formal votes received in an election plus one.
- 12. A court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law.
- 13. System of law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents.
- 15. A vote where the entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal.
- 16. The party that commences a civil action.
- 17. A civil wrong.
- 19. A document that outlines the powers of the parliament.
Down
- 1. A candidate or member of parliament who is not a member of a political party.
- 3. A piece of paper on which a voter records her or his vote.
- 5. A situation where no political party has a majority of elected members in parliament.
- 7. A set of legal rules.
- 8. A group of people (either 12 or six) selected to hear the evidence in a court case.
- 9. A previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases.
- 10. A grading system based on order of importance.
- 14. A court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law.
- 18. A process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person.