| ARRAIGNMENT | In law, the bringing of a person before a court to answer a criminal charge (11) |
| DEPLOYMENT | The bringing of resources into effective action (10) |
| COMESABOUT | Firm's engaging this person before a fight takes place |
| SWANSONG | The last act, appearance, publication or utterance of a person before retirement or death (4,4) |
| ARRAIGN | To call before a court to answer a criminal charge (7) |
| LEGALACTION | Bringing of a lawsuit (5,6) |
| HARVESTHOME | Festival celebrating the bringing in of ripe crops (7,4) |
| PROSECUTION | Bringing of criminal charges against (11) |
| CARMINATIVE | Life comes back with the bringing around of red medicine |
| PREDECESSOR | The person before you |
| DEFENDANT | Person brought before a court to answer criminal charges |
| ARRAIGNING | Calling before a court to answer charge |
| GRAVAMEN | In law, the part of a charge weighing most heavily against an accused person; from Latin, 'to load' (8) |
| STANDI | In law, the right of an individual or entity to bring an action before a court (6) |
| LOCUS | In law, the right of an individual or entity to bring an action before a court (5) |
| ARRAIGNED | Called before a court to answer an indictment (9) |
| ARRAIGNS | Calls before a court to answer an indictment (8) |
| MEW | Kitten's sound... or to run a finger along one's jawline to decline to answer a question, in slang |
| LIEN | In law, the right to keep possession of property until the owner pays a debt (4) |
| HEARING | In law, the presentation of a matter before a tribunal (7) |
