Teenagers & the Law

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Across
  1. 1. Powers Legal authority granted to police to enforce the law
  2. 3. Judicial officers who preside over lower courts
  3. 4. of Proof Obligation to present evidence to support one's claim in a trial
  4. 6. Official appointed to preside over court proceedings
  5. 8. Legal entitlements protected by law
  6. 10. Liability Responsibility for a crime, encompassing both actus reus and mens rea
  7. 14. Rea The intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime
  8. 15. Reus The physical act or unlawful omission in committing a crime
  9. 17. Person who gives evidence in a court of law
  10. 19. Structure of authority and decision-making within the legal system
  11. 20. Law Body of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organisations
  12. 22. Opponent in a legal dispute or trial
  13. 23. Penalty or punishment imposed for breaking the law
  14. 25. Group of citizens sworn to give a verdict in a legal case based on evidence presented
  15. 26. Legal directive issued by a court or a judge
  16. 27. Monetary penalty imposed for a legal transgression
  17. 28. Professional who practices law and represents clients in legal matters
  18. 31. Deserving of blame or responsibility for a fault or wrong
  19. 32. Legal representative who brings charges against a defendant in a criminal case
  20. 34. offence Serious criminal act that requires a trial by judge and jury
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  1. 1. Person who brings a case against another in a civil court
  2. 2. Unique pattern of ridges on fingers used for identification in forensics
  3. 3. Unlawful killing of another person without premeditation
  4. 5. Legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case
  5. 7. Level of proof required in a legal proceeding
  6. 9. Responsibility Legal accountability for one's actions
  7. 10. Preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial
  8. 11. Intermediate level of court between magistrates and supreme courts
  9. 12. Confinement in a jail or prison as a punishment for a crime
  10. 13. Offence Minor criminal act usually tried in a magistrates' court
  11. 16. Individual or entity accused in a court of law
  12. 18. Highest court in a jurisdiction
  13. 21. Incapax Presumption that a child is incapable of crime under a certain age
  14. 24. Request for a higher court to review the decision of a lower court
  15. 29. Unlawful killing of another person with intent
  16. 30. Individual who has committed a crime
  17. 33. Solemn promise to tell the truth or fulfill a duty