Criminal Terminology Pag 26 PRIMERA PARTE (Libro) Flashcards

1
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Accomplice:

A

Cómplice.

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Acquittal:

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Absolución, exoneración.

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> Admitted into Evidence:

A

Aceptado como prueba.

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Adverse Party:

A

Parte hostil, parte contraria.

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Adverse Witness:

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Testigo hostil, testigo desfavorable.

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Affiant:

A

Declarante, deponente.

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> Affidavit

A

Declaración jurada por escrito.

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Affirmative defense:

A

Defensa de fondo.

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Aforementioned:

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Susodicho.

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Aforesaid:

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Antedicho.

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Aforethought:

A

Premeditación.

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Aggravating circumstances:

A

Circunstancias agravantes, modalidades agravantes.

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Aider and abettor:

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Auxiliador e incitador.

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Alibi:

A

Coartada.

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Allegation:

A

Presunción.

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Alleviate:

A

Mitigar, atenuar.

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Allow time (to):

A

Conceder una prórroga.

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Alternate:

A

Suplente.

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Alternate Juror:

A

Jurado suplente.

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Alternatives to Imprisonment:

A

Medidas sustitutivas de reclusión.

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Amnesty:

A

Amnistía.

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Answer to a Charge (to):

A

Descargo.

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Answer to Interrogatories (to):

A

Absolución de posiciones.

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Appeal:

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Apelación.

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Appearance:

A

Comparecencia.

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Appearance Docket:

A

Lista de comparecientes.

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Appointment of Experts:

A

Nombramiento de peritos.

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Argumentative:

A

Argumentativo/a.

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Arraignment:

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Lectura de cargos, acusación formal.

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Arrest:

A

Detención, arresto.

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Arrest Warrant:

A

Orden de arresto

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Assumes Facts not in Evidence:

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Supone hechos no comprobados.

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Attest (to):

A

Dar fe.

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Attorney of Record:

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Abogado que consta en el acta.

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Bail Bond:

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Bono de caución, fianza.

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Bail Bondsman:

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Fiancista.

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Bail Forfeiture:

A

Confiscación de la caución.

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Bail Exoneration:

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Descargo de la caución, exoneración de la caución.

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Bail Reinstatement:

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Reposición de la caución.

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Bail Reinstatement:

A

Reposición de la caución.

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Bailiff:

A

Alguacil.

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Bailment:

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Depósito, Depósito caucional.

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To The Best of my Knowledge and Belief:

A

Según mi leal saber y entender.

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Bench Warrant:

A

Orden de arresto judicial.

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Bind (to):

A

Vincularse, obligarse.

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt:

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Fuera de toda duda razonable.

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Blunt:

A

Contundente.

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Bodily Harm:

A

Daños corporales.

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Bodily Injuries:

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Lesiones corporales, daños corporales.

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Bond:

A

Fianza.

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51
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Book (to):

A

Fichar el arresto.

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52
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Bound Over:

A

Consignado al Tribunal Superior para ser juzgado.

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Brief:

A

Escrito.

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54
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Bring up for Trial (to):

A

Someter a juicio.

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55
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Bring to Justice (to):

A

Capturar (police).

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Burden of Proof:

A

Carga o peso de la prueba, obligación de comprobar.

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57
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Calendar:

A

Calendario judicial.

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58
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Calendar Days:

A

Días naturales.

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59
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California Youth Authority:

A

Correccional de Menores de California.

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60
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Capital Punishment:

A

Pena capital.

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Carry into Effect (to):

A

Poner en ejecución.

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62
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Case heard and concluded:

A

Causa conocida y resuelta

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63
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Case Law:

A

Derecho jurisprudencial.

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Case settled:

A

Causa resuelta.

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65
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Challenge:

A

Recusación.

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66
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Challenge for cause:

A

Recusación fundada.

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67
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Chambers:

A

Despacho del juez.

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Change of venue:

A

Cambio de jurisdicción.

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Charge (verb):

A

Acusar.

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Charge (noun):

A

Acusación.

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Charge a Jury (to):

A

Instruir al jurado.

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Circumstantial evidence:

A

Pruebas indirectas, pruebas indiciarias, pruebas de

presunciones.

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Claim (verb):

A

Afirmar, exigir, reclamar.

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Claim (noun):

A

Afirmación, reclamo, pretensión.

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Complainant:

A

Querellante, demandante, denunciante, acusador.

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Complaint:

A

Acusación formal.

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Compliance:

A

Cumplimiento.

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Conclusive Proof:

A

Plena prueba, prueba incontestable.

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Concurrent Sentence:

A

Condenas simultáneas.

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Conditional Release:

A

Libertad condicional.

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Confinement:

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Reclusión, internación.

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Confiscation:

A

Decomiso.

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Confront (verb): .

A

Carear.

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Consolidate:

A

Acumular las causas.

85
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Consolidated Case:

A

Causas acumuladas.

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Contempt of Court:

A

Desacato.

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Continuance:

A

Aplazamiento.

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Conviction:

A

Condena.

89
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Coroner:

A

Médico forense.

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Corporal Punishment:

A

Pena corporal.

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Count:

A

Cargo.

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Court appearance:

A

Comparecencia judicial.

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Court-appointed attorney:

A

Abogado de oficio.

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Court clerk:

A

Actuario, secretario(a) del tribunal.

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Court of Higher Jurisdiction:

A

Tribunal de mayor instancia.

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Credit for Time Served (CTS):

A

Crédito por el plazo cumplido.

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Criminal Record:

A

Antecedentes penales.

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Cross-examination:

A

Contrainterrogatorio.

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Default:

A

Incumplimiento.

100
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Default judgment:

A

Fallo por falta de comparecencia

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Defendant:

A

Acusado, procesado.

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Defense Attorney:

A

Abogado defensor.

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Defense Exhibit A:

A

Prueba de descargo letra A.

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Deferred Entry of Judgment (DEJ):

A

Tratamiento en libertad.

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Determination of Priors:

A

Determinación de condenas anteriores.

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Direct Examination:

A

Interrogatorio directo.

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Discovery:

A

Revelación de información.

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Discover Identity of Informer (to):

A

Revelar la identidad del informante.

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Dismiss:

A

Sobreseer, declarar sin lugar, desestimar.

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Dismissal of the Case:

A

Sobreseimiento de una causa, desestimación de una causa.

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Disposition:

A

Resolución.

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Disregard:

A

Hacer caso omiso, desconsiderar.

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District Attorney (DA):

A

Fiscal, agente del Ministerio Público (México).

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Diversion:

A

Tratamiento en libertad, desviación, remisión.

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Double jeopardy:

A

Doble enjuiciamiento.

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Drop the charges (to):

A

Retirar los cargos.

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Due course of law:

A

Proceso legal vigente.

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Due process of law:

A

Debido procedimiento legal, con las garantías procesales debidas.

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In due process:

A

Con las garantías procesales.

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Duress:

A

Coacción.

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Duty:

A

Deber, obligación, competencia.

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Elaborate on (verb):

A

Dar detalles, explayarse.

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Enact (verb):

A

Promulgar, sancionar.

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Enactment:

A

Promulgación de una ley.

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Encroachment:

A

Usurpación, intrusión.

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Enforce:

A

Ejecutar

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Enforce a Law (to):

A

Aplicar una ley.

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Enforceable:

A

Ejecutable.

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To be enforceable:

A

Tener fuerza legal.

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Enforcement:

A

Ejecución, cumplimiento.

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Enforcement of a Judgment:

A

Ejecución de un fallo, ejecución de una sentencia.

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Enhancements:

A

Factores que incrementan el castigo

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Enjoin:

A

Prohibir, mandar.

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Enter a Judgment (to):

A

Dictar sentencia, dictar un fallo.

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Enter a Plea (to):

A

Declararse.

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Evidence:

A

Pruebas.

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Evidence for the defense:

A

Pruebas de descargo.

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Evidence for the prosecution:

A

Pruebas de cargo.

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Evidentiary Hearing:

A

Audiencia probatoria, vista probatoria.

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Evidentiary Period:

A

Periodo de probanza, probanzas.

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Examination in chief:

A

Primer interrogatorio de testigo

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Examination of Witnesses:

A

Interrogatorio de testigos.

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Q

Excuse the Jury (to):

A

Despedir, ausentar al jurado.

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Exemplary Damages:

A

Daños punitivos

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Exhibit:

A

Elemento de prueba, artículo de prueba.

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Expert Witness:

A

Testigo pericial.

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Extension:

A

Prórroga.

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Q

Extenuating Circumstances:

A

Circunstancias atenuantes.

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Eyewitness:

A

Testigo presencial, testigo ocular.

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Fair and just Trial:

A

Juicio imparcial y justo.

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False Arrest:

A

Arresto ilegal.

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Fate:

A

Suerte.

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Fee:

A

Recargo, honorario (de un profesional).

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Felony:

A

Delito grave, delito mayor.

155
Q

Field Sobriety Test (FST):

A

Prueba de sobriedad en el sitio.

156
Q

Final Argument:

A

Declaración de clausura, argumento final.

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Q

Find Guilty (to):

A

Hallar culpable.

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Finding:

A

Hallazgo, determinación, conclusión (México).

159
Q

Fine:

A

Multa.

160
Q

Fingerprint:

A

Huella digital.

161
Q

First appeal:

A

Recurso de segunda instancia.

162
Q

For the Record:

A

Para que conste en actas.

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Q

Foreman of the Jury:

A

Portavoz del jurado, presidente del jurado.

164
Q

Forfeit Bail:

A

Perder la caución.

165
Q

Formal Probation:

A

Libertad a prueba supervisada.

166
Q

Forensic Pathology:

A

Medicina Forense.

167
Q

Forfeiture Petition:

A

Petición de confiscación.

168
Q

Free on Bail:

A

Libertad provisional bajo caución.

169
Q

Furlough:

A

Permiso de salida, salida autorizada.

170
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Give the Benefit of the Doubt (to):

A

Dar el beneficio de la duda.

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Good Time:

A

Crédito por buen comportamiento.

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Q

Grand Jury:

A

Gran Jurado.

173
Q

Grand Jury:

A

Gran Jurado.

174
Q

Ground:

A

Fundamento, causal.

175
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Guilty:

A

Culpable.

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Hate-crime:

A

Delito motivado por prejuicios.

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Hearsay:

A

Testimonio de terceros, testimonio de oídas, rumor.

178
Q

Hung Jury:

A

Jurado en desacuerdo.

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Q

Immaterial:

A

Sin importancia.

180
Q

Impaneling of Jurors:

A

Selección de jurado.

181
Q

Imprisonment:

A

Encarcelamiento.

182
Q

In Camera Hearing:

A

Audiencia realizada en el despacho del juez.

183
Q

Indeterminate Sentence:

A

Condena de duración indeterminada.

184
Q

Indictment:

A

Acusación emitida por el Gran Jurado.

185
Q

Information:

A

Acusación formal por la fiscalía.

186
Q

Initial appearance:

A

Comparecencia inicial.

187
Q

Injunction:

A

Requerimiento judicial, mandato judicial, juicio de amparo.

188
Q

Inmate:

A

Recluso.

189
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Insanity:

A

Demencia, locura.

190
Q

Involuntary Manslaughter:

A

Homicidio culposo.

191
Q

Irrelevant:

A

No pertinente.

192
Q

Judgment:

A

Fallo, sentencia, decisión.

193
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Jump Bail:

A

Quebrantar la caución.

194
Q

Jury Box:

A

Tribuna del jurado.

195
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Jury Charge:

A

Instrucciones al jurado.

196
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Jury Foreman:

A

Portavoz del jurado, presidente del jurado.

197
Q

Jury Instructions:

A

Instrucciones al jurado.

198
Q

Juvenile Court:

A

Tribunal de menores.

199
Q

Juvenile Offender:

A

Delincuente menor de edad.

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Q

Knowingly:

A

A sabiendas, a conciencia.

201
Q

Law Clerk:

A

Secretario judicial.