Legal Terms M Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• minor : someone under legal age, which is generally 18, except for certain purposes such as drinking alcoholic beverages.
• manslaughter : the unlawful killing of another person without premeditation or so-called "malice aforethought" (an evil intent prior to the killing).
• misdemeanor : a lesser crime punishable by a fine and/or county jail time for up to one year.
• murder : the killing of a human being by a sane person, with intent, malice aforethought (prior intention to kill the particular victim or anyone who gets in the way) and with no legal excuse or authority.
• marshal : a federal court official who may serve papers and act as a law enforcement officer in keeping order in court, protecting federal officials, making arrests or participating in court-ordered police activities.
• mediation : the attempt to settle a legal dispute through active participation of a third party who works to find points of agreement and make those in conflict agree on a fair result.
• maim : to inflict a serious bodily injury, including mutilation or any harm which limits the victim's ability to function physically.
• malfeasance : intentionally doing something either legally or morally wrong which one had no right to do.
• mistrial : the termination of a trial before its normal conclusion because of a procedural error, statements by a witness, judge or attorney which prejudice a jury.
• moot : unsettled, open to argument or debatable, specifically about a legal question which has not been determined by any decision of any court.