Interpreter Prep: Bilingual Legal Terminology - Basic Terms [B]
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| background | antecedentes; fondo; historia; educación
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| bad check | cheque sin fondos
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| badge | la insignia; la placa; el distintivo; la chapa; el gafete
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| bail | fianza
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| bail bond | bono de fianza; excritura de fianza
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| bail bond office | agencia de fianzas
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| bail forfeiture | pérdida de la fianza
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| bail out | sacar o salir bajo fianza
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| bailable | afianzable
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| bailiff | alguacil; guardia
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| bargain | el trato; el acuerdo
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| bartender | cantinero; barman
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| basis | la base; el fundamento
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| bastard | bastardo; ilegítimo
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| battery | agresión
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| battery (electric) | batería; acumulador
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| bearings (auto) | cojinetes; rulemanes
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| beer joint | cantina; taberna; bar
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| to bet | apostar
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| betting markers | marcadores de apuestas; anotaciones de apuestas
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| bill of sale | escritura de compraventa; comprobante de compraventa
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| billiard cue | taco de billar
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| bills | facturas; cuentas; "biles" (Spanglish)
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| billy club | macana; garrote; cachiporra
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| bind over | poner bajo fianza
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| bind over for trial | consignar para juicio
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| birthmark | marca de nacimiento
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| black eye | ojo amoratado
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| blackjack | cachiporra; macana
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| blackmail (crime of threatening to tell secret information about someone unless the person being threatened gives you money or does what you want) | el chantaje
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| blade (of a cutting instrument) | hoja; cuchilla
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| blank | blanco; en blanco
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| blink | parpadear; pestañar
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| block (the) | la cuadra; el bloque; la manzana
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| to block | bloquear; impedir; obstruir
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| blow the horn | pitar; tocar o sonar el claxon o la bocina
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| blowout (of a tire) | reventón de llanta
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| blows (with the butt of a rifle) | culatazos
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| blue laws (any puritanical law that forbids certain practices, especially drinking or working on Sunday, dancing, etc.) | leyes puritanas
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| blurred | borroso; nublado; empañado
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| board of supervisors | junta de supervisores (Consejo del Condado)
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| body attachment | arresto (para obligar a comparecer a una persona citada como testigo)
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| bogus | falso
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| boisterous conduct | conducta escandalosa o ruidosa
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| bolt (of a door lock) | aldaba; cerrojo; pasador; pestillo
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| to book | fichar
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| bookie; bookmaker | corredor de apuestas; persona quien recibe las apuestas
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| booking (the) | la inscripción de arresto; la toma de fotografía y huellas dactilares (digitales)
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| bookmaking | el negocio de tomar apuestas; hacer apuestas; la postura de apuestas
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| brakes | frenos, "brecas" (Spanglish)
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| brass knuckles | manoplas; boxeras
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| brawl | la disputa; la riña; la pelea; el pleito
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| breaking and entering | escalamiento; allanamiento de morada
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| breech (of a gun) | recámara
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| bribe (the) | el soborno; el cohecho; la mordida
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| to bribe (persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement) | sobornar; cohechar
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| bring legal action | ejercer acción legal
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| bring suit | entablar pleito; demandar
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| bring up to date | poner al corriente; poner al día
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| broker | corredor; agente; comisionista
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| brothel (a building in which prostitutes are available) | burdel; prostíbulo
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| bruise | magulladura; contusión; moretón
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| buckshot | perdigón
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| bullet | bala
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| bulletproof vest | chaleco a prueba de balas
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| bullshitting | hablando mierda
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| bullwhip | látigo; azote; chicote
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| bully | el bravucón; el matón; el velentón
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| bump | la abolladura; el chicón; el tope; el choque
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| bumper (auto) | el parachoques
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| bunco (swindle or cheat) | estafa
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| bunco artist | estafador
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| burglarize | escalar para robar
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| burglary | entrar a una casa o cualquier edificio o estructura con la intención de cometer algún delito mayor o robo; escalamiento
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| butt (of a gun) | culata
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| buzzing of the ears | zumbido en los oídos
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