The Legal Bar

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• The 'B' in the acronym ABA representing legal practitioners (3)
• Legal instrument in writing used to pass real property title (4)
• Defendant's formal answer to a criminal charge (4)
• Official emblem stamped onto authentic legal documents (4)
• Official instruction given by a presiding judge (5)
• Written law passed by a legislative governing body (7)
• Judicial tribunal where justice is administered (5)
• Official agreement concluding a dispute without a final court judgment (10)
• Lawsuit or judicial dispute brought for determination (4)
• Written legal document outlining an advocate's side of an argument (5)
• All the money and property owned by an individual at death (6)
• Rules of professional conduct mandatory for practicing attorneys (6)
• Practitioner qualified to advise clients and represent them in court (6)
• Legal entitlement or power guaranteed by constitutional law (5)

Down

• Individual or entity receiving representation from legal counsel (6)
• Security deposit securing temporary release of an accused person (4)
• Calendar listing pending court business and scheduled proceedings (6)
• Public officer appointed or elected to hear and decide legal cases (5)
• Establish the truth of an assertion by evidence or argument (5)
• Intentional deception executed to gain an unfair or unlawful advantage (5)
• Administration of fairness according to the rule of law (7)
• Civil proceeding brought before a court by a plaintiff (4)
• Legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties (8)
• Opposing party answering criminal charges or civil claims (7)
• Writ compelling an individual to attend court and give evidence (8)
• Proceeding before a court or officer without a full jury trial (7)

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