Across
- 2. Formal charge/accusation of a serious crime
- 4. Opinion issued by judges who disagree with the opinion of the court
- 6. Opinion that states the decision of the court
- 7. Hears charges against a suspect; decides if there is sufficient evidence to bring to trial
- 9. Power of courts to deem laws unconstitutional
- 10. System in which a judge conducts a trial
- 13. Attorney who represents the gov't in a criminal case
- 15. Person who brings suit in a civil case
- 17. Listen to testimony, consider evidence, and decide facts
- 18. System that is a contest between opposing sides
- 19. Decision made after hearing evidence on a disputed issue
- 20. Set of rules by which a society governs itself
Down
- 1. Person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought
- 3. Case in which gov't charges a person with a crime
- 5. explanation
- 8. Case in which one party issues a complaint against another
- 11. When a judge makes a mistake about law applicable to a case
- 12. Jurisdiction held by trial courts; authority to be first to hear a case
- 14. "Let the decision stand"; principle that courts should follow precedent
- 15. Legal principle created by appellate court decision that lower courts must follow in similar cases
- 16. Unbiased,neutral