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De la justicia

La justicia

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el poder power
trata de personas human trafficking
maltratar abuse
injuriar abuse
prevenir prevent
principios civicos moral values
violaciones de menores offenses against minors
aporrear thrash
coche celular paddy wagon
pillar a alguien in fraganti catch in the act
pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa catch in the act
la honestidad la decencia sexual
la honradez una virtud relacionada con cuestiones financieras
el rescate ransom
raptar to kidnap
el atraco mugging
el crímen delito de sangre
poner pleito file lawsuit
demandar file lawsuit
el jurado jury
huella dactilar fingerprint
disparatado crazy, absurd
el lío fuss, row, mix-up; affair, liason; gossip
ser un Quijote alguien que se guía por su idealismo, sin reparar en las consequencias
el toxicómano drug addict
la confidencia tip-off to the police
el confidente informer
el retrato portrait; mug shot
dictar to pass, pronounce from the bench; to issue a decree
el auto edict, judicial decree, writ, order, document
el auto de procesamiento indictment
comparecer ante el tribunal to appear before the court
la fianza bail
el fiscal district attorney, prosecutor; financial
el testigo de cargo witness for the prosecution
el testigo de descargo witness for the defense
aportar to bring forward evidence
el procesado the accused
el banquillo the dock
la coartada alibi
la pena de reclusion penalty of imprisonment
la cadena perpetua life imprisonment
ajusticiar to execute
los juicios civiles civil lawsuits
el demandado civil defendant
el demandante civil compainant
el perjuicio financial loss
el delincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent
fuera de la ley illegal
el arma blanca cuchillo
el arma de fuego firearm
el asalto assault, attack
el conductor borracho drunk driver
atropellar to knock down, to run over
el hampa the underworld
el delito crimen con violencia
el delito contra la propiedad property crime
el delito de sangre crime with bloodshed
el delito contra las personas bodily crime
el ladrón thievery
robar to rob, to break into, to steal
el narcotraficante drug trafficker
el secuestrador kidnapper
los pecados de la carne sins of the flesh
el corruptor pervert
el comisario police inspector; police commisioner
estar de servicio to be on duty
patrullar hacer la ronda
la patrulla a pie foot patrol
el sospechoso suspect
interrogar interrogate
tomar declaración take a statement
prestar declaración to give evidence
declarar (vt) culpable o inculpable to find guilty or innocent
declarar (vi) to testify
declararse culpable o inocente to plead guilty or innocent
arrancar una declaración extract a confession
el tribunal court
Tribunal Supremo High Court
en pleno tribunal in open court
tribunal de menores juvenile court
procesar to try, to put on trial, to prosecute
la prueba evidence
el juez judge
el miembro del jurado juror
el presidio prison, penitentiary
el manto robe, gown (courtroom)
culpable guilty
de manera indebida unlawfully
indebido illegal, improper
el mandato warrant
la malversación illegal spending
nulo void
Created by: David Plemons
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