Legal Services

3. The party sued in a civil lawsuit or charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution
4. A person or organization that has suffered as a result of another’s action
6. A crime sufficiently serious to be punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison
8. An individual or organization that initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint
10. A lesser crime punishable by a fine and/or county jail time for up to one year
11. Any proceeding before a judge or other magistrate, without a jury, to determine some issue of fact or law
15. Any lawsuit or other resort to the courts to determine a legal question or matter

1. To take a court case to a higher court for review
2. The result of a criminal trial in which the defendant has been found guilty of a crime
5. A constitutional provision guaranteeing an accused person a fair and impartial trial
7. A non-lawyer who performs routine tasks requiring some knowledge of the law and procedures and handles much of the paperwork in a variety of legal actions
9. A charge of a felony voted by a grand jury
12. written statement made under oath to a magistrate, notary public or other official
13. A federal or state written law enacted by the Congress or state legislature
14. Statutes dealing with crimes against the public and members of the public