11. a session (as of a legislative committee) in which testimony is taken from witnesses.

4. a judicial decision or sentence.

3. a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (such as a crime).

14. (an act of) murder.

6. a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision.

5. a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison.

2. a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence.

9. an official decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a particular crime.

10. a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (such as a grand jury) charging a person with an offence.

12. an official order given by a law court, usually to stop someone from doing something.

7. a crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime.

15. money that is paid to someone by a person or organisation who was responsible for causing some injury or loss.

8. a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved.

1. to order someone to go to a law court to answer questions.

13. objects, documents, official statements, etc. that are used to prove something is true or not true, especially for legal or insurance purposes.