Across
- 2. the act of bringing charges up against someone; the party by whom criminal proceedings are conducted
- 3. the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits
- 7. a crime, typically involving violence, regarded as mor serious than a misdemeanor
- 8. person who maintains order in the court room
- 10. a crime less serious than a felony; a minor wrongdoing
- 12. one who is legally appointed to transact business on another’s behalf
- 13. to accuse someone of something (especially an offense under the law)
- 14. a public official authorized to make decisions about information brought before a court
- 17. done consciously and intentionally; what a jury does to determine a verdict
- 20. all the stuff (facts or information) that show something happened or didn’t happen
- 21. a situation in which one can sue
- 22. present and argue in court
- 23. formal examination of evidence before a judge and/or jury in order to determine guilt
- 24. a body of people (typically 12) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case based on evidence
Down
- 1. having done nothing wrong and having not been caught
- 4. the first occasion that the court has to hear from a lawyer in a trial
- 5. person who has committed a crime
- 6. the last occasion that the court has to hear from a lawyer in a trial
- 9. the denial, answer, or plea of one whom a charge is brought; a defending party or group
- 11. one charged with an offense, especially the defendant in a criminal case
- 15. the decision of the jury after the trial
- 16. one who has personal knowledge of a crime
- 18. a jury which serves a term and is selected to perform various duties
- 19. having been convicted of a crime or wrongdoing