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Civil Process Flashcards

1
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Estate

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Patrimonio

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Damages

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Indemnización / Daños

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Joint and Several Liability

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Responsabilidad Mancomunada

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Appearance

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Comparescencia

Presentarse en juicio

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Attorney of Record

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Abogado de Registro

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Venue

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Lugar (físico) del juicio

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Diversity of citizenship

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Diversidad de Jurisdicción

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8
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Statute of Limitations

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Prescripción Legal

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Summons

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Citación

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Citation (Traffic)

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Citatorio / Notificación

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Complaint

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Demanda

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12
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Cause of Action

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Acción de Litigio

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13
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Information and Belief

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Información y Creencia

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Ad Damnum Clause / Wherefore Clause

The final paragraph of a complaint in which formal demand for a judgment against the defendant is made

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Cláusula Ad Damnum / Cláusula Por lo Tanto de la demanda

Petito o Petición en la demanda

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Pleadingsj

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Escritos o documentos legales

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To Serve

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Notificar / Entregar (documentos)

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17
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Service of Process

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Entrega de Citación Judicial

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18
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Server

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Agente de entrega

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Service

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Entrega de documentos legales

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20
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Affidavit

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Declaración Jurada

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Affiant

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Declarante

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Allegation

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Alegación / Alegato

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Attest

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Dar fe

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In personam jurisdiction

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Jurisdicción personal

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In rem jurisdiction

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Jurisdicción real

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Lis pendens

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Litispendencia / Notificación de juicio pendiente

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27
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Lien

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Gravámen / Embargo preventivo / Derecho de retención

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28
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Answer

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Contestación a la demanda

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29
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Counterclaim

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Reconvención / Contra demanda

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30
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Crossclaim

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Demanda contra co-parte

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31
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Third-party Complaint

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Tercería

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32
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Reply

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Contestación a la Reconvención (o Counterclaim)

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33
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Default Judgment

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Fallo o sentencia en rebeldía

Sentencia por incomparecencia de la parte demandada

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34
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Litigation

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Demanda (a lawsuit) / litigio

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35
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Contest

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Impugnar

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36
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Discovery

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Promoción de pruebas

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37
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Interrogatories

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Interrogatorios

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38
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Request for Admissions

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Solicitud de Admisiones

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39
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Request for Production

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Solicitud de producción o exhibición de documentos

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40
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Depositions

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Deposiciones

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41
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Certificate of mailing

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Certificado de correo / de envío

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42
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Certificate of service

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Certificado de entrega del documento

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43
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Ex parte hearing

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Audiencia de una sola parte

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44
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Third-party defendant

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Tercero demandado

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45
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Motion to dismiss

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Moción para desestimar

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46
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Motion to dismiss with prejudice

without prejudice

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Moción para desestimar con pre-juicio

sin pre-juicio

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Motion for summary judgment

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Moción de fallo sumario

48
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Trial brief / trial memorandum

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Informe de juicio

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Pretrial conference

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Conferencia previa al juicio

50
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Settlement

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Acuerdo / conciliación / convenio

51
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Settlement agreement

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Acuerdo de transacción o conciliación

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Stipulation

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Estipulación / convenio

Acuerdo o transacción entre las partes sobre algunos hechos o asuntos que no irán a discutirse en juicio

53
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Docket

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Calendario judicial de causas / Lista de causas y audiencias / Agenda del día del tribunal

54
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Jury & jurors

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Jurado y miembro del jurado o la/el jurado

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Jury panel

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Panel del jurado

56
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Jury box

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Tribuna de jurado

El lugar específico en la sala donde se sienta el jurado durante el juicio

57
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Jury trial

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Juicio con jurado

58
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Hung jury

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Jurado sin veredicto / con veredicto suspendido

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Alternate juror

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Jurado suplente

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Voir Dire

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(Proceso de interrogar a jurados potenciales para seleccionar el panel del jurado)

(Proceso de interrogar a testigo experto sobre sus aptitudes o competencias cómo experto)

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Challenge for causa -on Voir Dire (of Jury)-

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Impugnación por causa

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Peremptory Challenge on Voir Dire ( of Jury)

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Impugnación perentoria

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Opening statement

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Exposición de apertura

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Closing statement

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Exposición de clausura

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Closing argument

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Alegato de clausura

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Supoena

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Notificación

67
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Bench conference

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Conferencia de banco

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Bench trial

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Juicio de banco (sin jurado; solo decide el juez)

69
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Bench

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Banco o escrito del juez

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To overule

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Denegar

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Objection overruled

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Objeción denegada

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To sustain

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Acoger

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Objection sustain

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Objeción ha lugar

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Examination

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Interrogatorio del testigo

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-Direct examination

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Interrogatorio directo

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  • Cross examination
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Repreguntas / contra interrogatorio

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  • redirect examination
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Segundo interrogatorio directo

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-Recross examination

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Segundo contra interrogatorio

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To strike

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Borrar / eliminar / descartar

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To strike from record

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Tachar del registro

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Stricken evidence

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Evidencia eliminada o tachada del registro

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Record

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Registro

Documentos oficiales que forman un caso en. Tribunal -expediente-

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Trabscript

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Transcripción

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Court clerk / clerk of court

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Secretario del tribunal

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Law clerk

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Abogado pasante

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Legal clerk

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Empleado Judicial

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Exhibit

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Prueba material / prueba / documento de prueba

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To rest the case

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Concluir o terminar el caso

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The parties rest

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La partes concluyen la presentación de pruebas

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To move

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Presentar una moción

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Motion for directed verdict

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Moción para un veredicto dirigido (veredicto por el juez)

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Adjurn

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Diferir o posponer el juicio para otro día

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Take under advisement

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Tomar en consideración / reservarse la decisión o la moción

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Foreperson & Forewoman & Foreman

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Presidente de jurado; presidenta ; presidente

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Additur

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Incremento

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Remittitur

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Disminución

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To waive

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Renunciar

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To be waived

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Ser perdonado o absuelto

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A stay of the judgment

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Aplazamiento de la sentencia

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Bond on a appeal

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Garantía, caución o bono en apelación

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To bar

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Prohibir / prevenir / parar

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Appellate brief

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Informe de apelación

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Response brief

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Informe de respuesta

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En banc

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En banco

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Opinion

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Sentencia escrita

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Dissenting opinion

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Decisión disidente

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Concurring opinion

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Decisión concurrente

108
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Majority opinion

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Decisión mayoritaria

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Affirm

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Afirmar / confirmar / ratificar (la sentencia apelada)

110
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Reverse

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Revocar / revertir (la sentencia apelada)

111
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Modify

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Modifica (la sentencia apelada)

112
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Remand

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Reenvía (la sentencia apelada)

113
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Writ

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Mandato judicial / orden

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Stare decisis

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Carácter vinculante de la jurisprudencia previa

115
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Notice

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Notificación / Aviso

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Leave of court

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Permiso de la Corte/Autorización del Tribunal

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1) Penalty assessment
2) Penalty Assessment Feemeans a separate fee in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties

A

1) Aplicación de sanción/ evaluación de sanción

2) tasa o multa o sanción adicional

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