Description

The court's power to hear and decide a case or lawsuit
A type of jurisdiction where one court has the power to settle a legal case on its own
A type of jurisdiction where two or more courts have jurisdiction over a specific case
The person who brings a case against another in a court of law
The company, individual, or institution that is being sued in a court case
The type of jurisdiction where it's a court's power to hear and decide a case before any appellate jurisdiction.
The type of jurisdiction where the court has the power to hear appeals from lower courts.
A theory of judicial interpretation where a judge is encouraged to limit the exercise of their own power
The judicial philosophy where courts can and should go beyond applicable law to consider more open-minded societal implications of its rulings and decisions
an action or event that used as an example for similar situations in the future
The highest judicial court in the country or state
A jury of people chosen to study the validity of an accusation before trial
The state of being bankrupt
The mallet the judge uses to call attention or order
A minor wrongdoing
A crime considered a serious misdemeanor
A lawyer in a criminal trial who defends the defendant who is unable to afford legal assistance
People who protect the conduct of judicial proceedings. They protect federal judges, jurors, and other members of the court
Dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed
Written legal arguments that help the court in reaching a conclusion on the legal issues in the case
A legal proceeding for military members that is similar to a civilian court trial
The official summary of proceedings in a court of law
A judicial opinion that is joined by more than half of the judges deciding a case
Judicial opinion of an appellate judge who disagreed with the majority's opinion explaining the disagreement
Public official who is given the authority to hear and determine over legal matters brought in a court of law
Something required in a court of law that is a verified statement made under oath. It serves as evidence of truthfulness.
A sworn body of people who help make an impartial verdict on a court case
The structured process where facts of a case are presented to a jury and they decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.