Across
- 3. the law that is derived from judicial decisions instead of from statutes
- 4. is the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent
- 5. is a law that is based on judicial decisions rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations
- 6. is the law established by an act of the legislature that the executive signs
- 7. the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs
- 8. the custom of courts outside the common law or coded law
- 9. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death
Down
- 1. is the body of law that regulates the operation and procedures of government agencies
- 2. having a reasonable belief, backed by a reasonable amount of evidence, that someone has likely committed a crime
- 3. a system of laws concerned with crimes and the punishment of individuals who commit crimes