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Ch. 11 Vocab
HISP 204 - Chapter 11 Vocabulary p.313
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atrapar | to catch, capture |
| castigar | to punish |
| cometer un crimen (una infracción) | to commit a crime |
| encarcelar | to imprison |
| hacer cumplir | to enforce |
| juzgar | to judge |
| poner una multa | to (give a) fine |
| prohibir | to outlaw, prohibit |
| violar la ley | to break the law |
| el/la abogado/a | lawyer |
| el/la abogado/a defensor(a) | defense attorney |
| el/la acusado/a | defendant |
| las autoridades | authorities |
| la cadena perpetua | life imprisonment |
| la cárcel | prison, jail |
| el castigo | punishment |
| el crimen | crime (in general) |
| el/la criminal | criminal |
| la delincuencia | delinquency; criminal activity |
| el/la delincuente | delinquent; criminal |
| el delito | crime; criminal act |
| el/la fiscal | prosecuting attorney |
| el/la juez | judge |
| el juicio | trial; judgment |
| el jurado | jury |
| la multa | fine |
| la pena de muerte | the death penalty |
| la policía | police force |
| el policía, la mujer policía | police officer |
| el/la testigo | witness |
| la víctima | victim |
| la violencia | violence |
| prohibido/a | forbidden, prohibited |
| seguro/a | safe, secure |
| asaltar | to attack, assault |
| asesinar | to murder; assassinate |
| atracar | to hold up, mug |
| chantajear | to blackmail |
| espiar | to spy |
| falsificar | to forge, falsify |
| hacer trampa(s) | to cheat |
| plagiar | to plagiarize |
| robar | to rob, steal |
| secuestrar | to kidnap, hijack |
| sobornar | to bribe |
| violar | to rape |
| volar | to blow up |
| el asalto | attack, assault |
| el asesinato | murder |
| el/la asesino/a | murderer |
| el atraco | hold-up, mugging |
| el chantaje | blackmail |
| el/la espía | spy |
| el espionaje | spying, espionage |
| la estafa | graft, fraud |
| el/la estafador(a) | person who commits graft |
| la falsificación | forgery |
| el ladrón, la ladrona | thief, robber |
| el plagio | plagiarism |
| el robo | theft, robbery |
| el secuestro | kidnapping, hijacking |
| el soborno | bribery |
| el terrorismo | terrorism |
| el/la terrorista | terrorist |
| la trampa | trap |
| el/la tramposo/a | cheater |
| la violación | violation of the law; rape |