Across
- 2. The study of law and the structure of the legal system
- 4. is the act of doing something that is not allowed by a law
- 7. is a promise made in public that a person will carry out a specific action
- 9. A written statement submitted by the lawyer for each side in a case that explains to the judge why they should decide the case in favor of that lawyer's client.
- 11. to a judicial proceeding
- 12. An accusation of criminal activity made formally is called
- 14. right to be released from custody before the case is concluded, or sentence is passed
- 15. irresponsible and failure to properly attend to a person, object, or situation
Down
- 1. the individual who is being accused; in a criminal trial
- 3. A written account of all the acts and proceedings in a lawsuit.
- 5. a place where trials and legal cases are decided
- 6. A written account of all the acts and proceedings in a lawsuit.
- 8. a person who puts a case on someone else's behalf
- 10. A proceeding conducted by the court to resolve issues
- 13. A post-trial request for another court to determine if the trial was conducted correctly.
