FCICE legal terms Flashcards
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accessory after the fact,
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encubridor,
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accessory before the fact,
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instigador,
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acid trip,
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viaje, colocon, “pason”
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adjournment,
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prorroga, aplazamiento
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affirmative action,
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medidas a favor de las minorias,
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arrest warrant,
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orden de aprehension, -de detencion, -de arresto
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assault team,
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comando de asalto,
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asset seizure,
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decomiso de bienes,
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at the request of ,
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a instancias de ,
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attack, assault
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acometida,
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bail bond,
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caucion, bono de fianza
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Behavior Science Unit (FBI),
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Unidad de Analisis de Comportamiento (FBI),
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bird shot (in weapons context),
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perdigon,
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black market,
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fayuquera (Mex.),
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black marketeer,
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estraperlista,
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blue movie, porno film
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pelicula subida de tono, pelicula pornografica
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body snatcher,
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ladron de cadaveres,
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booking,
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ficha policial,
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breach of copyright,
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violacion de los derechos de autor,
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bribe,
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coima,
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bribery,
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cohecho,
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brothel, doss house, bawdyhouse, whorehouse
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mancebia, casa de citas, posada de mala muerte, burdel,lupanar
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buckshot,
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perdigon zorrero,
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burglary,
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escalamiento para robar,
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census-taker,
empadronador,
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challenge for cause,
recusacion con causa,
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chief magistrate,
corregidor,
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child molestation,
pederastia,
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compulsory self-incrimination,
autoincriminacion forzada,
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computer hacker,
pirata informatico, pirata cibernautica
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confiscation, seizure
decomiso,
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contempt for authority,
desacato a la autoridad, contumacia
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copyright infringement,
infraccion de marca,
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corruption, abuse of power
corruptela, corrupcion, abuso de autoridad
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counterfeiter (specifically currency),
monedero falso, falsificador
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court writ, court warrant
mandamiento judicial,
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crackdown,
medidas energicas,
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cradle-robber,
asaltacunas,
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crony,
compinche, amiguete
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cross-examination,
contrainterrogatorio,
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dagger, poniard
daga,
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decoy, lure
anagaza, senuelo
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defense ,
defensa, eximente
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desk appearance ticket, summons, subpoena
citacion, billete de comparecencia
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deterrence,
disuasion,
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deterrent,
disuador,
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direct examination,
interrogatorio directo,
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docket number,
numero de causa,
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double jeopardy, non bis in idem (Latin for principle of you can't try a person twice for the same crime
,
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drive-by shooting,
acribillazo motorizado,
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embezzlement,
peculado,
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emergency services,
servicios de urgencia/de emergencia,
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entrapment,
incitacion por agentes de la ley a la comision de un delito,
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exhumation order,
acta de levantamiento de cadaver,
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finder of fact, judge of the facts
el (los) que decide(-en) sobre los hechos, el (los) juez (o jueces) de los hechos
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forcible compulsion,
compulsion forcejada, compulsion por la fuerza
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forfeiture, seizure
confiscacion, decomiso
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formal accusation, indictment
acusacion solemne, encausamiento
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Fraud, Criminal deception, deceit
Estafa, Fraude, dolo
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grand jury,
jurado de acusacion, gran jurado (mejor usar jurado de acusacion)
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hangman (in certain context) , executioner
verdugo,
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henchman, minion
esbirro,
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hiding places,
caleta,
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hit-and-run,
choque y huida,
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hold up (bank) or mugging (person), robbery
atraco, robo, hurto
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house arrest,
detencion domiciliara,
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in furtherance of ,
en fomento de..., para promover
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indictment, certificate of affirmative grand jury action
acta de acusacion, acusacion formal, encausamiento (mejor)
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information (criminal justice context), corroborated complaint
informe acusatorio, denuncia corroborada
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injunction,
interdicto,
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insider,
privilegiado, persona en una posicion de confianza
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insider information,
informacion privilegiada,
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insider trading,
delito de informacion privilegiada para la contratacion en Bolsa,
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intestate,
intestado, sin testamento
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joint task force,
fuerza de tarea conjunta,
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jurisprudence, case law
jurisprudencia,
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law, statute
ley,
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law-enforcement agencies,
organismos encargados de orden publico,
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law-enforcement services,
labores policiales destinadas al cumplimiento de la ley,
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legal aid,
asistencia letrada,
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lewdness,
lascividad,
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lineup (of suspects),
reconocimiento en rueda,
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live ammunition,
municion real,
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loophole (legal context),
resquicio legal,
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loot, haul
botin,
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minutes (of a legal proceeding), transcript (-s)
transcripcion,
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mug shot,
foto de resena,
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null and void,
sin fuerza legal,
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offense against decency,
atentado contra la moral,
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open/pending case,
causa abierta,
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opening statement,
declaracion inaugural,
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outsider,
marginado,
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parole board,
junta de tratamiento,
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peremptory challenge,
recusacion sin causa,
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perpetrator,
autor (en cierto contexto),
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perpretrator (in criminal justice context) ,
autor ,
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physical evidence,
evidencia tangible,
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pimp , panderer, procurer
proxeneta, echacuervos
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pimping, pandering, procuring
proxenetismo, echacorveria
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plea, allegation
alegacion,
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plot (in certain context), conspiracy
trama, complot
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police station/precinct,
cuartelillo, precinto
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Ponzi scheme,
estafa de piramide,
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preliminary hearing, preliminary examination
vista preliminar,
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price-fixing,
maquinaciones para alterar el precio de las cosas,
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prior record, criminal history
historial previo, record penal
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probable cause,
motivo suficiente, razones fundadas, indicio racional
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Prohibition,
ley seca,
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prostitute, hooker
meretriz, prostituta, perendeca
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racial profiling,
etiquetacion racial,
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racket,
chanchullo,
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racketeering,
concierto para delinquir,
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red herring,
pista falsa,
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red light district,
zona de tolerancia, barrio chino
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registered voter,
empadronado,
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release,
puesta en libertad,
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retroactive laws, ex post facto laws
leyes retroactivas,
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ring (i.e., crime ring),
banda, red
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riot police,
policia antidisturbios,
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rogues' gallery,
fichero de delincuentes,
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Roving Phone taps,
escuchas telefonicas ambulantes,
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rustler, cattle thief
ladron cuatrero,
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scapegoat, patsy
chivo expiatorio, cabeza de turco
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security measures, preventive detention
medida de aseguramiento,
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shady/crooked practice ,
practica turbia,
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shakedown (in certain context),
extorsion, exaccion
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shootout, crossfire
tiroteo, intercambio de disparos
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short gun,
retaco,
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shyster,
aboganster, macuto (Rep. Dom.)
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slander,
calumnia,
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small arms,
armas cortas,
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smoking gun,
prueba irrefutable, pieza de conviccion
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speedy trial,
juicio sin dilaciones indebidas,
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stalking,
persecucion ilicita,
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statutory law,
derecho legislado,
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stiletto,
(en cierto contexto) estilete,
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sting (law enforcment,
operacion policial encubierta,
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sting operation,
operacion policial encubierta,
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stoning (to death),
lapidacion,
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straight razor,
navaja de barbero,
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subornation, bribery, graft
cohecho,
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sudden heat of passion,
arrebato y obcecacion,
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summations,
argumento final, escritos de conclusion
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Superior Court Information (S.C.I.),
Denuncia al Tribunal Superior,
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surrogate's court,
tribunal testamentario,
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synthetic drugs,
drogas sinteticas,
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tax shelter, tax haven
paraiso fiscal,
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the rack (torture),
mancuerda,
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theft of trade secrets,
robo de secretos industriales,
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thief, burglar
choro,
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to "be booked", to be processed post-arrest
ser "fichado",
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to argue,
aducir, arguir
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to be entitled to (something),
ser titulado,
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to charge (with a crime, in criminal justice context),
sindicar, instruir
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to declare null and void,
declarar (algo) nulo,
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to file charges, to make/file a complaint
entablar querella/denuncia,
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to issue a warrant,
dictaminar mandamiento judicial,
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to jump bail,
fugarse estando bajo fianza,
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to pass judgment,
dictaminar,
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to release from jail,
excarcelar,
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to remand,
detener en carcel sin fianzar, encarcelar sin fianza, reencarcelar, excluir de fianza
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to reverse a sentence,
revocar una sentencia,
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to sell adulterated drugs,
achocar (en contexto de narcotrafico),
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to set a legal precedent,
sentar juriprudencia,
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to shanghai,
reclutar por la fuerza, raptar (a alguien)
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to stay a case,
sobreseer,
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transcription, transcript
trasunto, transcripcion
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true bill,
,
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undercover agent,
agente encubierto,
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underworld,
hampa,
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victim of a violent death (legal context),
interfecto,
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violation of environmental regulations,
violacion de la normativa medioambiental,
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white slave trade,
trata de blancas,
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white-collar crime,
delito(-s) de guante blanco,
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wire fraud,
fraude de remesas,
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criminals' slang, underworld slang, germania
germania,
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to provide, furnish (evidence), aducir (pruebas)
aducir (pruebas),
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to put forward (argument), aducir (argumento)
aducir (argumento),
