Across
- 4. A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings
- 5. to reject or disallow by exercising superior authority
- 6. A place or a room in which a court of law meets
- 8. Expel (a barrister) from the Bar, so that they no longer have the right to practice law
- 11. The action of challenging or disagreeing with something
- 13. To uphold, affirm the justice or validity of something.
- 14. A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
- 15. A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
- 16. An action or omission, which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.
- 17. A trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings
Down
- 1. The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
- 2. A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases
- 3. The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge
- 7. A person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police
- 9. A person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters. Compare with barrister, solicitor.
- 10. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position
- 12. The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid