People in the Law

Question 1

any qualified member of the legal profession.

Answer 1

Lawyer

Question 2

somebody who is legally allowed to act on behalf of someone else.

Answer 2

Attorney

Question 3

A member of 4 down

Answer 3

juror

Question 4

the collective word for all judges in a country, as well as the court system in general.

Answer 4

the judiciary

Question 5

somebody who has the right to speak in open court as the representative of a party in a legal case.

Answer 5

advocate

Question 6

a man who has made a will.

Answer 6

testator

Question 7

member of the legal profession who can plead or argue a case in one of the higher courts of law.

Answer 7

barrister

Question 8

a person who appeals to a higher court in order to get it to change a decision or a sentence imposed by a lower court.

Answer 8

appellant

Question 9

somebody who is kept in prison as punishment for a crime.

Answer 9

convict

Question 10

the person who is elected by the other 11 members of 4 down

Answer 10

foreman

Question 11

someone who supervises people who have committed something wrong but are not sent to prison, or people who have been released early from prison on certain conditions.

Answer 11

probation officer

Question 12

someone whom the police believe has committed a crime.

Answer 12

suspect

Question 13

someone who sees something happen, or is present when it happens.

Answer 13

witness

Question 14

an official who presides over a court and in civil cases decides which party is in the right

Answer 14

judge

Question 15

a person who is represented by a 2 across.

Answer 15

client

Question 16

a person who takes legal action against someone in the civil courts.

Answer 16

claimant

Question 17

a group of 12 citizens who are sworn to decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty on the basis of the evidence they hear in court

Answer 17

jury

Question 18

somebody who receives something under a will

Answer 18

beneficiary

Question 19

an official (who is not a 2 across and who is usually unpaid) who tries cases in a lower court

Answer 19

magistrate

Question 20

somebody who decides who is right and what should be done in a disagreement or dispute.

Answer 20

adjudicator

Question 21

someone who has committed a civil wrong, or tort.

Answer 21

tortfeasor

Question 22

the person who brings criminal charges against someone in a court

Answer 22

prosecutor

Question 23

someone who is sued in a civil case or somebody who is accused of a crime in a criminal case.

Answer 23

defendant

Question 24

a person who applies for a court order

Answer 24

applicant

Question 25

a 2 across who has passed the examinations of the Law Society and has a valid certificate to practise, who gives advice to members of public and acts for them in legal matters.

Answer 25

solicitor

Question 26

a public official who investigates the cause of death or the reason for it, especially if it is sudden or unexpected.

Answer 26

coroner

Question 27

the term for a 16 across acting for one of the parties in a legal action

Answer 27

counsel