Hurricane Maria 2017-18 Flashcards
To learn Puerto Rican legal, construction, health, appliance and slang terms used in translating FEMA aid applications.
procesamiento, sumario, acusación por gran jurado
indictment
audiencia, examen de estigos
hearing
juicio, proceso
trial
veredicto, fallo
verdict
abogado, licenciado, jurista, letrado, juriconsulto
lawyer; attorney
fiscal, acusador público, procurador
prosecutor
testamento
will
legado
bequest
demandante
plaintiff
acusado
defendant
juzgado
court
perjuicio
damage
reclamar
to demand
acreditar notarialmente
provide notarized proof
tribunal de primera instancia
district court
sala cuarta
fourth chamber
tutor/a
legal guardian
escorrentía
run-off
pilastra
column; pilaster or frame pole
salitre
salt residue
acuse de recibo
acknowledgement of receipt
remoción
removal
losa
flagstone
alero
eaves
coqueta
dressing table
alacena
cupboard
chinero
china cabinet
sucesión
estate
ácaro
mite
compareciente
appearing party
peculio; de su peculio
one’s own money, modest savings; out of one’s own pocket
descuadre
imbalance
descuadre
imbalance
empañetar
to plaster
resarcimiento
compensation
pollila
moth
polilla
moth