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Charge:A formal accusation against a person that a criminal offence has been committed.
Plea:A defendant's reply to a charge put to him by a court; i.e. guilty or not guilty.
Hearing:A preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc., are justified.
Arraignment:A proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Lenient:Showing or characterized by mercy or tolerance.
Plea Bargain:An agreement that permits a defendant to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of pleading not guilty to a more serious one. ____ ________ing is usually undertaken by a prosecutor to obtain important information from a defendant or to avoid a long and costly trial.
Felony:An offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
Misdemeanor:A criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony; any minor offence or transgression.
Presentence Report:A report prepared by a court’s probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence.
Informant:A person who gives information about a thing, a subject being studied, etc.
Burden of Proof:the obligation, in criminal cases resting initially on the prosecution, to provide evidence that will convince the court or jury of the truth of one's contention.
Contention:A point asserted in argument
Appeal:Application to a higher court or other body for review of a decision taken by a lower court or tribunal. The higher court may overturn or uphold (i.e. reject) the lower court’s decision. Often, permission (leave) is required, to for an _______ to occur.
Verdict:The finding of guilty or not guilty by a jury.
Sentence:The judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, especially the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed.
Restitution:Where a defendant who has been evicted by a bailiff illegally re-enters the property. The claimant must issue a warrant of ________ with the court in order to regain possession.
Pretrial:A proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.
Across:2. | the obligation, in criminal cases resting initially on the prosecution, to provide evidence that will convince the court or jury of the truth of one's contention. | 6. | A report prepared by a court’s probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. | 10. | An agreement that permits a defendant to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of pleading not guilty to a more serious one. ____ ________ing is usually undertaken by a prosecutor to obtain important information from a defendant or to avoid a long and costly trial. | 11. | A point asserted in argument | 12. | Showing or characterized by mercy or tolerance. | 13. | A defendant's reply to a charge put to him by a court; i.e. guilty or not guilty. | 14. | Where a defendant who has been evicted by a bailiff illegally re-enters the property. The claimant must issue a warrant of ________ with the court in order to regain possession. | 15. | The judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, especially the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed. | 16. | A formal accusation against a person that a criminal offence has been committed. |
| | Down:1. | The finding of guilty or not guilty by a jury. | 3. | A proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial. | 4. | A person who gives information about a thing, a subject being studied, etc. | 5. | A proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. | 7. | An offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year. | 8. | A preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc., are justified. | 9. | A criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony; any minor offence or transgression. | 17. | Application to a higher court or other body for review of a decision taken by a lower court or tribunal. The higher court may overturn or uphold (i.e. reject) the lower court’s decision. Often, permission (leave) is required, to for an _______ to occur. |
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Across:2. | the obligation, in criminal cases resting initially on the prosecution, to provide evidence that will convince the court or jury of the truth of one's contention. | 6. | A report prepared by a court’s probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. | 10. | An agreement that permits a defendant to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of pleading not guilty to a more serious one. ____ ________ing is usually undertaken by a prosecutor to obtain important information from a defendant or to avoid a long and costly trial. | 11. | A point asserted in argument | 12. | Showing or characterized by mercy or tolerance. | 13. | A defendant's reply to a charge put to him by a court; i.e. guilty or not guilty. | 14. | Where a defendant who has been evicted by a bailiff illegally re-enters the property. The claimant must issue a warrant of ________ with the court in order to regain possession. | 15. | The judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, especially the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed. | 16. | A formal accusation against a person that a criminal offence has been committed. |
| | Down:1. | The finding of guilty or not guilty by a jury. | 3. | A proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial. | 4. | A person who gives information about a thing, a subject being studied, etc. | 5. | A proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. | 7. | An offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year. | 8. | A preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc., are justified. | 9. | A criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony; any minor offence or transgression. | 17. | Application to a higher court or other body for review of a decision taken by a lower court or tribunal. The higher court may overturn or uphold (i.e. reject) the lower court’s decision. Often, permission (leave) is required, to for an _______ to occur. |
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