Across
- 6. the person against whom legal action is brought
- 9. an offense which is injurious to society as a whole
- 10. a criminal offense which is neither treason nor a felony
- 12. a judicial order or decree forbidding the performance of a certain
- 13. person who writes his or her name on the back of instrument
- 15. a written order sighed by one person requiring the persons to whom it is addressed to pay a particular sum of money to the bearer,either on demand or at a certain time
- 16. charging a person with a crime and asking for that person's plea
- 18. recipient of the proceeds of a life insurance policy;one who inherits property as specified in a will
- 19. an agreement between two or more competent persons which is enforceable by law
- 20. a criminal offense that is punishable by confinement in prison or by death
Down
- 1. a relationship of trust and confidence,such as that which exists between partners in a partnership
- 2. customs that have become recognized by the courts as binding on the community
- 3. the act of transferring ownership of a negotiable instrument to another party
- 4. a party who appoints a second party to serve as an agent
- 5. laws enacted by local municipalities
- 7. the persons who executes a promissory note
- 8. movable tangible personal property
- 11. anything that may be owned
- 14. laws which seek to promote competition among businesses
- 17. the change of one of the parties to a contract at the mutual agreement of the original
