Legal Terms

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la querella
la querella
action
querellarse
querellarse
to take legal action
el estrado
el estrado
stand
extorsionar
extorsionar
to extort money from
encerrar
encerrar
to lock up
sobreseer
sobreseer
to dismiss
el juramento
el juramento
oath
el afidƔvit
el afidƔvit
affidavit
el pedimento
el pedimento
motion
acogerse
acogerse
to have recourse to
la denuncia
la denuncia
report
la imputaciĆ³n
la imputaciĆ³n
accusation
la audiencia
la audiencia
hearing
agredir
agredir
to attack
el patrocinador
el patrocinador
sponsor
la burocracia
la burocracia
bureaucracy
multar
multar
to fine
dar derecho a
dar derecho a
to entitle to
el abogado defensor
el abogado defensor
defense attorney
imparcial
impartial
parcial
biased
la objeciĆ³n
objection
objetar
to object
la peticiĆ³n
petition
el receso
recess
la acusaciĆ³n
the prosecution
la deliberaciĆ³n
deliberation
ordenar
to order
declarar
to declare
deliberar
to deliberate
hacer cumplir
to enforce
la defensa
defense
dictaminar
to pass judgment
la falsificaciĆ³n
forgery
impuesto sobre ingresos
income tax
el impuesto sobre la renta
income tax
el ingreso
income
a largo plazo
in the long term
la negligencia
negligence
a mƔs tardar
at the latest
el alegato
statement
la procuraciĆ³n
power of attorney
la sanciĆ³n
punishment
sancionar
to sanction
apuƱalar
to stab
juramentar
to swear in
bajo juramento
under oath
alterar
to disturb
la muestra
sample
ADN
DNA
desestimar
to reject
la repregunta
cross-examination
repreguntar
to cross-examine
la demencia
insanity
el acreedor
creditor
la delincuencia
crime
el lugar de los hechos
crime scene
el taquĆ­grafo
stenographer
el aplazamiento
adjournment
aplazar
to adjourn
el desacato
contempt of court
la conspiraciĆ³n
conspiracy
desistir
to desist
cesar
to cease
la orden judicial
warrant
la quiebra
bankruptcy
el atraco
robbery
balĆ­stico
ballistic
el/la alguacil
bailiff
la cauciĆ³n
guarantee
la agresiĆ³n sexual
sexual assault
el incendiario
arsonist
la instrucciĆ³n de cargos
arraignment
el arbitraje
arbitration
presunto
alleged
la pensiĆ³n alimenticia
alimony
la coartada
alibi
instigar
to incite
la declaraciĆ³n jurada
affidavit
tratar
to address
reconocer
to acknowledge
el veredicto
verdict
la fianza
bail
unƔnime
unanimous
el/la demandante
plaintiff
la enmienda
amendment
sospechar
to suspect
la ronda
patrol
remitir
to send
la sentencia
sentence
la condena
sentence
la convicciĆ³n
conviction
la cadena perpetua
life sentence
anular
to cancel
entrar sin autorizaciĆ³n
to trespass
la prĆ³rroga
extension
con respecto a
regarding
jurĆ­dico
legal
el/la jurista
jurist
el jurado
jury
el perjurio
perjury
el proceso de destituciĆ³n
impeachment
designar
to appoint
fijado
appointed
anular
to declare null and void
confirmar
to confirm
constitucional
constitutional
vetar
to veto
alegar
to claim
los atrasos
arrears
atestiguar
to testify
la agresiĆ³n
assault
el fallo
ruling
incendio intencional
arson
incendio provocado
arson
el recurso
appeal
la apelaciĆ³n
appeal
la anulaciĆ³n
annulment
la alegaciĆ³n
allegation
el altercado
altercation
el/la agravante
aggravating circumstance
la pensiĆ³n alimenticia
child support
el adulterio
adultery
admisible
admissible
el ajuste
adjustment
exonerar
to exonerate
la absoluciĆ³n
acquittal
el acusado
defendant
el/la cĆ³mplice
accomplice
raptar
to kidnap
el raptor
kidnapper
el rapto
abduction
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