Legal Terms C Crossword Puzzle

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CLAIM : to make a demand for money, for property, or for enforcement of a right provided by law.
CONFESS : in criminal law, to voluntarily state that one is guilty of a criminal offense.
COURT : a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
CASE LAW : reported decisions of appeals courts and other courts which make new interpretations of the law and, therefore, can be cited as precedents
COMPLAINANT : a person or entity who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint and is usually called the plaintiff, or in some cases the petitioner.
CRIME : -a violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties.
CUSTODY : holding property under one's control. 2) law enforcement officials' act of holding an accused or convicted person in criminal proceedings, beginning with the arrest of that person.
CAPITAL CRIME : any criminal charge which is punishable by the death penalty.
CONFESSION : the statement of one charged with a crime that he/she committed the crime.
COMPLAINT : the first document filed with the court (actually with the County Clerk or Clerk of the Court) by a person or entity claiming legal rights against another.
CHAMBERS : the private office of a judge, usually close to the courtroom so that the judge can enter the court from behind the bench and not encounter people on the way.
CONTRACT : an agreement with specific terms between two or more persons or entities in which there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable benefit known as consideration.
CRIMINAL : a popular term for anyone who has committed a crime, whether convicted of the offense or not.
CONTINUANCE : a postponement of a date of a trial, hearing or other court appearance to a later fixed date by order of the court, or upon a stipulation (legal agreement) by the attorneys and approved by the court or (where local rules permit) by the clerk of the court.
CONSTITUTION : a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
COUNSEL : a lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, solicitor, barrister, advocate or proctor (a lawyer in admiralty court), licensed to practice law.
CASE : short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue.

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claim : to make a demand for money, for property, or for enforcement of a right provided by law.
confess : in criminal law, to voluntarily state that one is guilty of a criminal offense.
court : a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
case law : reported decisions of appeals courts and other courts which make new interpretations of the law and, therefore, can be cited as precedents
complainant : a person or entity who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint and is usually called the plaintiff, or in some cases the petitioner.
crime : -a violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties.
custody : holding property under one's control. 2) law enforcement officials' act of holding an accused or convicted person in criminal proceedings, beginning with the arrest of that person.
capital crime : any criminal charge which is punishable by the death penalty.
confession : the statement of one charged with a crime that he/she committed the crime.
complaint : the first document filed with the court (actually with the county clerk or clerk of the court) by a person or entity claiming legal rights against another.
chambers : the private office of a judge, usually close to the courtroom so that the judge can enter the court from behind the bench and not encounter people on the way.
contract : an agreement with specific terms between two or more persons or entities in which there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable benefit known as consideration.
criminal : a popular term for anyone who has committed a crime, whether convicted of the offense or not.
continuance : a postponement of a date of a trial, hearing or other court appearance to a later fixed date by order of the court, or upon a stipulation (legal agreement) by the attorneys and approved by the court or (where local rules permit) by the clerk of the court.
constitution : a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
counsel : a lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, solicitor, barrister, advocate or proctor (a lawyer in admiralty court), licensed to practice law.
case : short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue.