Across
- 2. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
- 3. make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter in court
- 4. guilty The prosecution has not been able to prove the defendant is guilty without a reasonable doubt
- 6. the allegation that a person has committed a specific crime
- 8. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state and the victim
- 10. The court process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act
- 13. reported, supposed
- 14. to a crime someone who helps a person commit a crime but isn't primarily responsible
- 17. proof
- 20. pointing indirectly toward someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it
- 24. attorney the lawyer representing the defendant (accused)
- 25. the punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime
- 26. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- 27. a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty
- 29. a trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings.
Down
- 1. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 5. An act against the law
- 6. to support with evidence
- 7. a reason for doing something
- 9. argument a direct address each lawyer gives to the judge or jury at the end of a trial
- 11. a written document that sets out the evidence of a witness
- 12. of interest someone who law enforcement thinks may have information related to a crime
- 15. declared blameless and free of guilt
- 16. rumor, gossip
- 18. a person officially charged with a crime
- 19. a solemn promise
- 21. a sworn written statement
- 22. an individual being sued or charged with a crime
- 23. cause to stop; bring into custody
- 28. responsible for doing something criminal