Across
- 7. the party that brings the charges against the alleged criminal
- 8. the copying or stealing of another person’s words or idea, passing them off as your own
- 9. a legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damages for harm that has been done
- 10. Law comprises treaties, customs, and agreements among nations
Down
- 1. the individual or group being sued
- 2. offenses such as vandalism, stealing inexpensive items, writing bad checks for law amounts, etc
- 3. Law involves disputes between people or groups in which no criminal laws have been broken
- 4. Laws laws that seek to prevent people from harming each other or properties
- 5. wrongful acts for which an injured party has the right to sue
- 6. a serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, and robbery
- 7. Law involves rights guaranteed under the constitution or spelled out in congressional legislation