Check your vocabulary for Law - Legal Crossword 1

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Legal Crossword 1
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Across
1. To mention or write about something. “We _________ to your letter of May 26th” (5)
5. To take something which is being offered – to say yes (6)
8. The place where a trial is held (5)
9. Wrong done to someone (4)
10. Separate into sections. “The two companies ________ the market between them” (7)
12. One hour, two weeks, half past two… (4)
13. To encourage someone to commit a crime – “To aid and ________” (4)
15. Twelve people who must decide (4)
16. People who succeed to an inheritance ________
18. _______ after/by/for/from/in.. (5)
19. Older than eighteen (5)
21. To be against something. “ The police have decided to _____ your application for bail” (6)
23. Decide the value – “I _______ this company as being worth £ 1 bn.” (7)
25. Opposite of yes (2)
26. John married my mother after her divorce: he’s my _______-father (4)
28. Before second (5)
30. Independent nation – say clearly (5)
31. Innocent (3,6)
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Down
1. Placing on an official list – “ ________ of a trademark” (12)
2. An exact copy of a document – possibly electronically transmitted (9)
3. Unfair, inexact, approximate: “This is a case of ______ justice” (5)
4. A person who brings a lawsuit against another (8)
5. Opposite of convict: “, the jury decided to _______ the defendant because there was insufficient evidence” (6)
6. To reduce suddenly – “We are going to _______ all our prices by 25%” (3)
7. Latin expression meaning “by itself” (3,2)
10. The person accused of the crime – the person who is sued (9)
11. Twenty-four hours (3)
14. The number of years a person has been alive (3)
15. Decides (5)
17. Mistake (5)
20. Not to win (3)
22. “That’s an interesting ________, but I don’t agree with your argument” (5)
24. To take something which is not yours (5)
27. To ask – very formally (4)
28. Money paid for a service (3)
29. To manage – “ After my father dies I’ll _________ the company” (3)

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