Across
- 3. The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of. events
- 5. A holder of a public, civil, or ecclesiastical office.
- 7. Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
- 12. A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
- 14. The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
- 16. Acting as deputy or substitute for; next in rank.
- 17. A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.
- 18. Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).
Down
- 1. A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
- 2. An area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic.
- 4. A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
- 6. A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.
- 8. Superior to all others.
- 9. An article added to the Constitution.
- 10. A legally specified period beyond which an action may be defeated or a property right is not to continue.
- 11. The number by which votes for one candidate in an election are more than those for all other candidates combined.
- 13. A process in voting, in writing and typically in secret.
- 15. 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.