Justice & Court Vocabulary Crossword

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4. someone who gives testimony about what they saw or heard

Witness

1. something unfair

 Injustice

1. a penalty for breaking rules or the law

Punishment

1. to set someone free

Release

1. the way things have been done for a long time

Traditonal

13. the act of sending someone to prison

(imprisonment)

Incarceration

17. to change something completely

Transform

19. person accused of a crime

Defendant

1. the official who makes the final decisions in acourt Judge
2. someone who has broken the law (as anadjective: related to crime)

Offender

1. a person who has been harmed by someoneelse Victim
2. returning something that is damaged to itsearlier condition; making something right again  Restoration
3. fairness; a legal system to ensure fair treatment Justice

5. person who lives through a bad experience     Survivor

1. the lawyer trying to prove that a defendant isguilty Prosecutor
2. another possibility or way to deal with a problem     Alternative

12. feel the effects of;  involved                                      Affected

1. something that happens                                             Incident
2. someone guilty of breaking a law                                Criminal
3. a place where people are kept as punishmentfor a crime                                                                                Prison

18. lawyer                                                                                Attorney

1. actions to correct a wrong or compensate avictim Amends
2. the 12 citizens who listen to court cases anddecide who is right or if a defendant is guilty or innocent Jury