Across
- 2. a person or group involved in a legal proceeding
- 4. a person whose occupation is to examine land or buildings
- 7. taking something illegally into another country
- 10. a neutral third party who tries to help the disputing parties reach a mutually agreeable solution
- 12. deposit money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
- 13. information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not
- 15. killing someone
- 16. the act of ending contract
- 21. the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentence i.e. the punishment
- 23. a person who brings an action in a court of law
- 25. final judicial decision
- 26. group of twelve citizens who decide on the verdict i.e. whether the accused is guilty or not
- 27. taking a person hostage in exchange for money or other murder
- 28. a person who transfers property titles from one person to another
- 29. stealing something from a shop stealing something from someone's home
Down
- 1. a person legally appointed to act for another
- 3. usufruct It is usually granted for 99 years, but never shorter than 40 years, and enables leasehold use of publicly owned land, in most cases located in urban areas. Although it does not give freehold rights, buildings located on such land can be owned directly by private parties.
- 5. the act of signing a contract
- 6. an action brought before a court
- 8. a person against whom a claim is brought in court
- 9. a building and the area of ground belonging to it
- 11. measures actions intended to protect somebody or something
- 14. agent an agent who deals with the sale of property etc.
- 17. a judicial decision on some matter; verdict
- 18. putting someone in prison
- 19. the legal process in court whereby an accused person is investigated, or tried, and then found guilty or not guilty
- 20. a crime that is being investigated
- 22. a person who sells something esp. real property
- 24. a sum of money to pay
- 30. evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not