Criminal terminology part V Flashcards by Sarah Campos

Law clerk

secretario judicial

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Law enforcement Agency

(Agencia del orden publico)Organismo de represion, organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley,

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Law firm

Bufete de abogados

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Law of the land

Derecho comun

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Laws

Legislaciones,disposiciones legales.

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Lawful day

Dia habil

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Lawsuit

Litigio, proceso legal,pleito

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Leading question

Pregunta que sugiere la respuesta

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Legal act

Acto juridico

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Legal Aid

Asistencia letrada, asistencia legal

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Legal proceeding

Diligencia Juridica

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Legal year

Año civil

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Life term

Cadena perpetua, prision perpetua

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Lineup

Cuerda de sospechoso, rueda de presos

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Malice

Dolo: con mala intencion

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Malice Aforthought

Alevosia, intencion con dolo, premeditacion con dolo

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Malicious Falsehood

Falsedad dolosa, falsedad intencionada

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Marked for identification

Señalado para la identificacion

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Mastermind

Autor intelectual

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Material evidence

Prueba substancial

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Material Witness

testigo importante

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miscarriage of justice

denegacion de justicia

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misdeameanor

delito menor

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mistrial

juicio nulo

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mitigating circumstances

Circunstancias atenuantes

mitigation on sentence

Atenuacion de la condena

motion

Mocion, pedimento,recurso peticion

Motion to adjourn

pedimento para levantar la sesion

Motion to ammend the complaint

pedimento para modificar la acusacion formal

Motion to appoint expert witnesses

Pedimento para nombrar testigos periciales

Motion to consolidate

pedimento para acumular las causas, incidente de acumulacion de procesos

Motion to continue

pedimento de aplazamiento

Motion to determine present sanity

pedimento para determinar la cordura actual

Motion to exclude witnesses

pedimento para excluir testigos

Motion to discover

pedimento de revelacion

Motion to dismiss

pedimento de sobreseimiento

Motion to disquialify judge for cause (papering)

pedimento de inhibitoria, pedimento para inhabilitar al juez por causa legal

to move

pido

Motion to name attorney

pedimento de nombramiento de abogado

Motion to preclude

pedimento para prevenir

Motion to quash indictment

pedimento para anular la acusacion formal.

Motion to reduce bail

pedimento para reducir la fianza, recurso para reducir el monto de la caucion

Motion to set aside

Pedimento para defar sin efecto

Motion to suppress evidence

pedimento para eliminar pruebas

Motion for a change of venue

pedimento par acambiar la juridiccion

Motion for a direct verdict

pedimento para un veredicto dictado por un juez

motion for diversion

pedimento de tratamiento en libertad, pedimento de remision

motion for judgment on the pleadings

pedimento para decidir el caso basado solamente en alegato

Motion for revocation of probation

pedimento para revocar la libertad a prueba

Motion for severance of offences

pedimento para la separacion de los delitos

Motion for severance of defendants

pedimento para la separacion de los co-acusados

Move

pedir, peticionar, promover

Mug shots

fotografia de presos

Naked confession

Confesion sin confirmacion

Namely

A saber

Nature

Caracter, indole, naturaleza

Neglect of official duty

Incumplimiento de un deber oficial

Negligence in law

negligencia procesal

Non- bailable offense

Delito no caucionable

Non-custodial measure

Sancion no privativa de la libertad.

Non- responsive answer

Respuesta no antingente

Nolo contendere/ no contest plea

Declaracion de no me opongo

No time waiver case

Causa en que ni se ha renunciado al plazo.

Null

Nulo

Null & void

Nulo y sin efecto

Object (verb)

protestar, oponerse

Objection sustained

Protesta aceptada, protesta acogida

Objection overruled

Protesta rechazada, protesta denegada

Off calendar

Removida de la lista de causas

Off record

Extraoficialmente, sin que conste en las actas

Offender party

Parte agraviada, parte prejuiciada

offender

delincuente

offer an exhibit

presentar un elemnto de prueba

offer in evidence

presentar como prueba

officer

agente

On the merits

El caso en si

Open court

Tribunal en pleno

Opening statement

Declaracion de apertura, declaracion inicial

Opinion evidence

Prueba pericial

Opinion of counsel

Dictamen juridico

Orden of bussiness

Orden del dia

Ordinance

Ordenanza

Ordinary care

Diligencia razonable

Organized crime

Delincuencia organizada, sindicato del crimen, mafia

Over crowding

Superpoblacion, hacinamiento,saturacion.

Overrule

Revocar, declarar sin lugar, denegar, rechazar.

Own recognizance (OR)

Bajo palabra de honor, libertad provisional bajo protesta