Across
- 3. A piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority or an authoritative order; decree
- 6. Handles non-criminal disputes between individuals or organizations such as contract disagreements ; property issues etc.
- 9. Of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
- 11. A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law ; especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and hold preliminary hearings for more serious ones
- 12. System of enforceable riles created by society or government institution to regulate behavior
- 13. A tribunal presided over by a judge(s) or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases
Down
- 1. The official power to make legal decisions and judgements
- 2. Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision made at a lower court
- 4. A court that hears and decides cases involving alleged violations of criminal law
- 5. A crime typically one involving violence regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year of death
- 7. A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
- 8. A nonindictable offense ; regarded in the US and less serious than a felony
- 10. A formal examination of evidence before a judge and typically before a jury in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings