Legal Terms C Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: 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.