Across
- 4. person bringing the case against another individual
- 8. is the legal process to ask for a higher court (Appellate Court), to review the lower court’s decision.
- 10. not following the law
- 13. least serious class of offense when it comes to crimes.
- 14. where cases start
- 15. example of a felony
- 17. law that involves creating and/or managing the rules and regulations created by federal and state agencies.
- 18. law is a system of laws concerned with individual relations and defines their legal rights.
- 19. example of a misdemeanor
Down
- 1. lacking the ability to behave with moral principles
- 2. where most cases are heard first
- 3. are the rules of conduct that state how people should or shouldn’t behave in society to keep stability and justice
- 5. law is a system that defines crimes and sets punishments for society.
- 6. law that is written laws passed by the legislative branch.
- 7. law that is based on previous court decisions rather than codes
- 9. the government charges the person accused of breaking the law and committing a crime
- 11. the person who is accused of committing the crime
- 12. a role within the legal profession
- 16. law that governs civil wrongs