Laws, Punishment and Crime Flashcards
Bribery
Giving money to a politician, police officer, etc. to get favors from them (giving, taking a bribe)
Soborno.
Bribery and corruption (soborno y corrupción)
Witness (of a crime)
See what happened.
Testigo (de un crimen) - Ser testigo, presenciar. (See, Observe)
Be Acdquitted of (a crime)
have a judge or jury decide that you’re not guilty (ser absuelto)
Mugging
Robbing someone by threatening them with a gun or knife.
asalto. assault, round, attack, raid, storm
Misdemeanors
Less serious crimes which usually don’t cause serious harm to other people (shoplifting -stealing something out of a store- drug possesion, vandalism, prostitution, tressppassing, drunk driving…)
Delitos menores.
White-Collar Crimes
Different kinds of theft and fraud that don’t physically threaten anyone (insurance fraud, identity theft, tax evasion, bribery, blackmail)
(someone) comes forward (with information)
When you admit some important secret to an authority, you are “coming forward” with information.
This happens when someone is keeping a secret, and the secret might be harmful to other people.
For example, you can “come forward” with information about a crime.
- Three people on different occasions came forward with accusations of sexual harassment against Mr. Maeda, but they neglected to do anything about it.
(Go to the police - presentarse ante la policia. The investigators pleaded for anyone with information about the crime to come forward.)
Inmate
preso, recluso, presidiario
Prison is where criminals are kept for punishment for longer periods of time. People who are being held in a prison are called “inmates”.
(On) Parole
en libertad condicional.
A person is released “on parole” at the end of their time in prison. This means that they can leave prison, but they will be tracked and watched carefully for a period of time.
(On) Bail
Bajo Fianza
Here’s a simple explanation of the difference betwen “jail” and “prison”:
If you get arrested, the police take you to a jail. Jails are operated by the local police department or government. The police can release you if they want to, or you will be taken to court to find out what should happen to you next. You might be released ON BAIL until your trial, which means that you’re allowed to leave the jail, but have to pay some large amount of money that won’t be returned unless you show up for the trial.
(something) is the main culprit
el principal culpable.
To flee
Run away from..
huir de, darse a la fuga.
- to flee the country / huir del país
