Q3 Word Wall Crossword

a specialized surgical procedure used to determine the cause and manner of death.
a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony already given.
the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.
an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.
a medically qualified public officer whose duty is to investigate deaths occurring under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform postmortems, and to initiate inquests.
stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days.
the settling of blood under the influence of gravity which develops in the early post mortem interval.
the gravitational pooling of blood in the dependent parts of the body, both externally in the skin capillaries and venules but also in the internal organs.
reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.).
an objectively justifiable suspicion that is based on specific facts or circumstances and that justifies stopping and sometimes searching (as by frisking) a person thought to be involved in criminal activity at the time
means information that establishes sufficient articulable facts that give a trained law enforcement or criminal investigative agency officer, investigator, or employee a reasonable basis to believe that a definable criminal activity or enterprise is, has been, or may be committed.
one type of evidentiary standard used in a burden of proof analysis. Under the preponderance standard, the burden of proof is met when the party with the burden convinces the fact finder that there is a greater than 50% chance that the claim is true.
is the highest standard of proof used in any court of law.
the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.
a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
the science of projectiles and firearms.
cover with drops or spots of something.
The three-dimensional location from which blood spatter originated.