Across
- 3. a person who begins legal proceedings against another
- 6. a person who has been charged with a criminal offence
- 10. said to be the case but not yet proved
- 12. a law made by Parliament
- 13. the law based on decisions made by judges in previous case
- 16. non-criminal law
- 18. a person who commits an offence
- 19. the party presenting evidence against the person accused of committing a crime
Down
- 1. A judicial officer presiding over a Magistrates court
- 2. person who initiates legal proceedings against another in a civil dispute
- 4. a pledge that statements made are true which is made with one's hand on the bible.
- 5. to take a case to higher court in order to challenge a decision
- 7. the person whose duty it is to carry the provisions of a will into effect
- 8. to take legal action
- 9. laws made by Parliament which are referred to singly as Acts or statutes
- 11. to cancel legislation or a regulation
- 14. person charged with a criminal offence
- 15. the doctrine by which courts are obliged to follow past decisions
- 17. a panel of people selected from the general public to decide the guilt or innocence of people tried in serious criminal cases