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7. – Legal responsibility for one’s actions or omissions.
8. – A criminal offence that is more serious and usually heard in a higher court.
10. – A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties.
11. – A previous court decision that must be followed by lower courts in similar cases.
12. – A body of law focused on fairness, providing remedies when common law is inadequate.
13. – A body that resolves disputes in a specific area of law, often less formal than a court.
15. – A request to a higher court to review a decision of a lower court.

1. – The authority of a court to hear and decide a case.
2. – The branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law.
3. – The party who brings a civil case to court.
4. – Failure to take reasonable care, resulting in harm to another person.
5. – A law formally passed by parliament.
6. – The party against whom a civil or criminal case is brought.
9. – Law made by parliament.
14. – A penalty or punishment imposed by a court.