Latin and Other Legal Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• civil law : a branch of private law that regulates the behavior between private individuals and organisations
• mens rea : "the guilty mind". one of the common law elements that the prosecution must prove in court beyond reasonable doubt to secure a conviction of a criminal offence.
• autrefois convict : "formally convicted". a defense that the accused has already been tried and convicted. double jeopardy principle.
• obiter dictum : "things said by the say". statements or opinions made by judges in their decisions that have no direct factual bearing on the case but are used to clarify the logic used by the court. they do not form binding precedents.
• stare decisis : "to stand by things decided". a maxim underlying the very foundation of the doctrine of precedent that "like cases" should be treated in "like ways" to consistently apply case law.
• ipso facto : "by the very act itself".
• act of parliament : law made by parliaments
• case law : law made by judges
• ultra vires : "beyond the power". commonly used in constitutional law when the high court finds that a parliament acted outside its power.
• inter vires : "within the power". a power exercised within the authority bestowed by the constitution of statute.
• autrefois acquit : "formally acquitted". conforms with the double jeopardy rule that a person cannot be charged for the same offence twice as the accused has already been tried and acquitted.
• subpoena : "under penalty". an order for a person to appear in court on a particular day to give evidence.
• actus reus : "the guilty act". the physical elements that the prosecution must prove in court beyond reasonable doubt to secure a conviction of a criminal offence.
• prima facie : "at first sight; on the case of it". in criminal proceedings where the prosecution must prove a "prima facie case" to a magistrates court at a preliminary hearing that there is sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction of an accused person in a superior court.
• caveat : "let him beware". a note that an action can be taken without notice.