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SPI397: Legal Terms
Interpreter Prep: Bilingual Legal Terminology - Basic Terms [A]
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| abeyance (in) (a state of temporary disuse or suspension) | pendiente |
| abrupt | repentino; precipitado; áspero; escarpado |
| abruptly | de repente; bruscamente |
| accessory (someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime, without directly committing it, sometimes without being present) | cómplice |
| accessory after the fact | encubridor |
| accessory before the fact | cómplice instigador |
| accomplice | cómplice |
| accurate | preciso; exacto; correcto; cierto; verdadero |
| to accuse | acusar |
| accused (defendant) | acusado |
| acquire title to | adquirir título |
| to acquit (to free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty) | absolver |
| acquittal | absolución |
| actually | en realidad; realmente |
| addict (the) | adicto; la persona adicta al uso de narcóticos (narcómano) |
| admission | admisión; recepción |
| to adjourn | aplazar; levantar (la sesión) |
| admonishment (act of expressing caution, advising, or counseling against something) | admonición; advertencia |
| admonition | advertencia; admonición |
| advisement (to take under) | consideración; considerar |
| affiant | declarante |
| affidavit | declaración jurada; afidavit |
| aforethought | premeditado; deliberado |
| aid and abet (to assist another in the commission of a crime by words or conduct) | ayudar; facilitar e incitar |
| alias | alias; nombre supuesto; conocido por otro nombre |
| alibi | coartada; defensa |
| alien | extranjero |
| alimony | alimentos; pensión alimenticia |
| to allege | alegar |
| allocation | asignación |
| anglo | blanco; gabacho; gringo (peyorativo) |
| answer | respuesta; contestación; contestación de la demanda |
| anti-injunction law | ley contra interdictos judiciales |
| apathy | apatía; falta de interés |
| appeal (the) | apelación |
| to appeal | apelar |
| appeal for reversal | recurso de reposición |
| appearance | comparecencia; presencia |
| appearance (by attorney) | comparencia por abogado |
| to make an appearance | comparecer; presentarse |
| to appoint | nombrar; designar |
| appointment | nombramiento; cita |
| apprise (to give notice to; to tell) | informar; hacer presente |
| arraignment | instrucción de cargos; acusación; proeceso; denuncia; presentación al tribunal; lectura de acusación; información de los cargos |
| arrears (to be in) | deudas atrasadas (estar atrasado en un pago) |
| arrest (the) | el arresto |
| arrest warrant | mandamiento de arresto; orden de arresto |
| arson | incendio intencional; delito de incendio; incendiarismo |
| assault (simple) | agresión legítima; amenaza; insulto; asaltar |
| aggravated assault | agresión agravada |
| assault and battery | amenazas y agresión; asalto con agresión física |
| assign (to) | nombrar; designar; asignar; ceder |
| attachment proceedings (act or process of taking, apprehending, or seizing persons or property, by virtue of a writ, summons, or other judicial order, and bringing the same into the custody of the law) | diligencia de embargo; secuestro |
| attempt (the) | la tentativa; el intento |
| attest | atestar; atestiguar; certificar; dar fe |
| attorney (at law) | abogado; licenciado |
| attorney general | procurador general; fiscal general |
| auto theft | robo de vehículo; hurto de vehículo |
| available | disponible |
| awaiting | en espera de |
| awl (a small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather) | punzón |
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