| IUS | A court or the verdict given there |
| CHAPEL | Small type of church or holy sanctuary; a choir attached to a royal court or the aforementioned place of worship; a printing office; or, a trade union of journalists (6) |
| FREEREIN | More liberal one in Germany, given there's no check (4,4). |
| NET | Structure dividing a tennis court; or, the goal in hockey or football (3) |
| FIAT | A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge). |
| SENTENCE | A determination of punishment given by a court or judge (8) |
| HABEASCORPUS | In law, a writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge |
| FOURSQUARE | Kids' ball game played on a court ... or a hint to finding the second key letter in this puzzle |
| WRIT | A legal document issued by a court or judicial officer. |
| PERISTYLE | A colonnade that surrounds a court or building |
| PIVOT | Move on a court or a diamond |
| QUADRANGLE | A court or open space, usually rectangular, enclosed by a building (10) |
| SESSION | Sitting together of a court or parliament |
| ACTOR | A court or player (5) |
| ATRIUM | The cavaedium in an ancient Roman domus, open to the sky; a colonnaded court or quadrangle of a medieval church; or, a glass-roofed central hall of a modern building (6) |
| DECISION | The verdict of the court is in code oddly enough (8) |
| PREJUDGE | Give the verdict before the court president, perhaps (8) |
| JUROR | Member of the verdict panel in a court case |
| JURORS | Members of the verdict panel in a court case |
| FORM | Structural unity in literature, music or painting; etiquette; a long backless bench for a dining hall, law court or schoolroom; or, a hare's nest (4) |
