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Legal Glossary highlights. California Federal Courts Flashcards

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a.k.a

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apodo/sobrenombre/alias

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abode: usual place of

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domicilio habitual/domicilio fijo

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acquit

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absolver/exonerar de culpa al acusado

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action

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demanda/litigio/proceso/causa/caso

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addendum

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apéndice

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adjudication

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determinación judicial
fallo/sentencia/resolución judicial
pronunciamiento judicial
fallo de responsabilidad penal contra un menor

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adjusted offense level

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nivel ajustado del delito

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Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)

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Oficina Administrativa de los Tribunales Federales Estadounidenses

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admit

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aceptar/reconocer/admitir

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admonition

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  1. amonestación/advertencia/apercibimiento

2. represión/amonestación

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adversary system (of justice)

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sistema judicial contencioso

sistema acusatorio adversarial

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advisory guidelines

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pautas de carácter consultivo
pautas para considerar
lineamientos a considerar

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affidavit

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declaración jurada por escrito

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affirm. 1. By Court of Appeals

2. to solemn declare (not under oath)

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  1. confirmar/ratificar (la decisión de un Tribunal inferior)

2. prometer/afirmar solemnemente

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affirmative defense

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excepciones de fondo/defensa con argumentos de fondo

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aid and abet

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auxiliar e instigar

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allegation

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alegato/imputación/acusación

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Alternatives to Prison solutions (APS) Program

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Programa de solución alterna a la pena de prisión (o reclusión penitenciaria)

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trial by ambush

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juicio por emboscada

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tantamount

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equivalente a

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amendment

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enmienda, modificación/reforma (a la legislación)

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amnesty

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amnistía

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appeal

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recurso de apelación/de alzada

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arch: fingerprint

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arco de la huella dactilar

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asportation.

i.e: asportation is a necessary element of larceny

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acarrear/mover/transportar

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attache ICE

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agregado de ICE (Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas)

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attachement

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anexo, adjunto

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base offense level

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nivel base del delito

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battered woman syndrome

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síndrome de mujer maltratada

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BCC (Border Crossing Card)

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tarjeta de cruce fronterizo/tarjeta para cruzar la frontera/visa láser

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BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals)

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Junta de Apelaciones de Inmigración

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bifurcation (type of fingerprint ridge)

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bifurcación

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bond

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caución/fianza

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to book

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fichar/registrar

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booking window

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período para fichar/registrar (el ingreso del detenido)

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booking/register number

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ficha policial/número de registro

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border crosser

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portador de permiso para cruce fronterizo

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bouncer

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portero/sacaborrachos/gorila/cadenero

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bracelet (electronic: wrist/ankle)

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grillete electrónico (de tobillo o muñeca)

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brass knuckles

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nudillos de metal/de acero, nudillera

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gun payback program

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programa de desarme voluntario/de canje de armas

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career offender

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  • delincuente de carrera

- delincuente que recibe tercera condenatoria por delito mayor de drogas o violencia (violencia o narcotráfico)

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caregiver

caretaker

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proveedor de cuidados

quien recibe cuidados

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categorically

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categóricamente/de manera terminante/rotunda/contundente

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catering business

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negocio de banquetería

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CBT. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Terapia cognitivo-conductual

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CCA cold cranking amperes

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amperios de arranque frío

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charge bargain

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negociación sobre la reducción de cargos

convenio para la reducción de las acusaciones

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false claim

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solicitud fraudulenta de compensación

reclamación improcedente de pago

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commutation (pardon)

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conmutación

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compel

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  1. compeler/forzar/obligar

2. instar/incitar

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compelling

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persuasivo/convincente/apremiante

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cryptic

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críptico

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cut for sign

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detectar y analizar indicios/reconocimiento de señas/rastros

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by default

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  1. lo que se hace automáticamente
    lo que se acostumbra a hacer
    lo que se suele hacer
    mi costumbre
  2. Contexto judicial: Default judgement (fallo por falta de comparecencia)
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defer

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diferir/aplazar

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

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Acción diferida para quienes llegaron cuando eran niños

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deferred entry of judgement

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asentamiento diferido del fallo

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deferred prosecution

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enjuiciamiento/procesamiento diferido

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defraud

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defraudar

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deputize

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comisionar/autorizar/delegar funciones a alguien

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deter (to prevent, inhibit or discourage)

deterrent

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frenar (algo)
disuadir (a alguien)
factor de disuasión/medida preventiva

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deterrence of criminal conduct

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frenar/disuadir conductas delictivas

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Development, Relief and Education for Alien minors Act (DREAM Act)

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Ley DREAM (en pos del fomento, ayuda y educación para menores extranjeros)

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discovery

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exhibición de pruebas

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discovery motion

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solicitud de exhibición de pruebas

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dismiss

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desestimar
declarar sin lugar
retirar los cargos

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dispositive (a deciding factor that brings a final determination)

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hechos determinantes/cruciales/que resuelven el caso

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dispositive facts

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hechos con valor determinante
hechos concluyentes
hechos resolutorios

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dispositive motion

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solicitud de orden judicial resolutoria

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to be disruptive

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causar desorden, perturbación u obstrucción

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US District Court Judge

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Juez de Tribunal Federal de Primera Instancia

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diversion program (pre-trial)

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programa alternativo pre-judicial

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dog handler

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guía de perros policiales

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domestic interstate highways

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red nacional de carreteras estatales

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drive

i.e. what is driving this sentence is his prior aggravated assault conviction

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impulsar
motivar
ser resultado de
responder a

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drive-thru

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ventanilla de auto servicio

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drone

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avión teledirigido

avión piloteado remotamente

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drop dead date

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fecha límite definitiva

fecha límite sin excepción

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drug related premises

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lugar ligado a drogas
sitio con nexo a drogas
instalaciones/establecimiento relacionada con drogas

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dry run

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simulacro/ensayo/ejercicio de simulación

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due diligence

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debida diligencia

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duplicitous

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duplicativo
falso/que obra con dobleces/engañoso
doble cara

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duplicity

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duplicidad en el cargo/documento acusatorio

acumulación (indebida) de actos ilícitos en el cargo

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duress

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presión
coacción
coerción (coercion)

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to dust (fingerprint)

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empolvar

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egregious behavior

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conducta atroz/despreciable/atrocidad

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elaborate

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dar más detalles
ampliar sobre el tema
explicar con lujo de detalles

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embolism

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embolia/obstrucción de un vaso sanguíneo

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en banc (with all judges present and participating)

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en pleno

decisión del pleno

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ensue

i.e. a fight ensued after the police left the premises

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surgir/resultar/comenzar/darse

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equities

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aspectos positivos || bondades || puntos favorables/a favor (que ameritan equidad/justicia)

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equity

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1) valor líquido || plusvalía || valor descontando gravámenes || valor neto 2) equidad || justicia

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errand boy

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mensajero/el de los mandados

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escalate

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agravar/intensificar/empeorar

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escalation

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aumento || agravamiento || intensificación || empeoramiento

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exclude time

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descontar cierto tiempo (del plazo dispuesto por la Ley de Juicio sin Demora) || descontar del plazo legal el tiempo intermedio || excluir del cálculo del plazo de días dispuesto por ley || permitir una demora en un proceso

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exclusion

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exclusión/no admisión

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99
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exile

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exilio/destierro

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100
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expedited removal

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expulsión sin demora

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101
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expert witness

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testigo pericial

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102
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failure

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insuficiencia

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fast-track case

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caso de resolución rápida/express

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fast-track program

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programa de agilización procesal
programa de procesamiento abreviado
programa de resolución rápida

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fatal error

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error irreversible

error irremediable

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fellow

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1) becario/investigador posdoctoral || becario de investigación
2) miembro del cuerpo docente/de la junta rectora de una universidad

107
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to file

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presentar
entablar
encausar

108
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to file a motion

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interponer/elevar/entablar/presentar una petición/pedimento/recurso/solicitud

109
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five-point restrains

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engrilletados y esposados a la cintura || con grilletes y esposas sujetas a la cintura || cinco puntos de sujeción

110
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flip-flop case: a defendant is charged with a felony and misdemeanor. If the defendant rejects the plea offer, he is prosecuted for the felony. If the defendant pleads guilty to the misdemeanor, the felony is dismissed, and the magistrate judge sentences the defendant without a pre-sentence report.

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denuncia/imputación/acusación compuesta (por un delito mayor y un delito menor, con la opción de que se retire/deseche el delito mayor si el acusado se reconoce culpable del delito menor) || denuncia mixta || combinación de cargos

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floppy-eared

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orejas caídas

112
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food stamps

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vales alimentarios
estampillas de comida
cupones de comida

113
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foreclosure

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embargo hipotecario
juicio hipotecario
ejecución hipotecaria

114
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a front

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una fachada

115
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front-load

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incluir de antemano

considerar anticipadamente

116
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FTA (failure to appear)

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falta de comparecencia

incomparecencia

117
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full siblings

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hermanos de padre y madre

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furrow (fingerprint)

119
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in furtherance of

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a fin de promover/facilitar/ayudar/procurar

120
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goiter

121
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good cause

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motivos justificados

122
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grand jury

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jurado indagatorio

123
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habitual offender

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delincuente habitual/reincidente (recidivist)

124
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halfway house

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centro de fase intermedia/casa transicional

125
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to hamstring

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incapacitar || paralizar || impedir || inhabilitar || frustrar (esfuerzos)

126
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handyman

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trabajador de mantenimiento

127
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hate crime

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delito motivado por el odio

128
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hate speech

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expresiones motivadas por el odio

129
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hazel color

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color avellana

130
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red hearing

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pretexto para distraer/despitar

pista falsa

131
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home detention
Def:A pretrial or sentencing condition that restricts defendants to their residence at all times except for certain activities approved by the court or at the discretion of the probation officer such as education and religious services.

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detención domiciliaria

132
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home incarceration
Def.: A pretrial or sentencing condition that restricts defendants to their residence at all times except for medical necessities and court appearances or other activities specifically approved by the court.

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reclusión domiciliaria

133
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ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

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Servicio de inmigración y control de aduanas

134
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alien

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extranjero con número de alien

135
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alienage

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estatus de extranjería

136
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ICE attaché

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agregado de ICE
designado de ICE
que trabaja para ICE

137
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in limine motions

Def.: A pretrial request that certain inadmissible evidence not be referred to or offered at trial.

A

solicitudes in limine
solicitudes previas al juicio
cuestiones previas

138
Q

individual taxpayer identification number

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número de identificación personal del contribuyente

número de identificación tributaria/fiscal

139
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indulge

140
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intelligently

Def. done in a rational way

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con conocimiento

141
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interlocutory appeal

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apelación interlocutoria

142
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knowingly

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a sabiendas

143
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join venture theory
Def.: A theory that an illicit act was committed by two or more people who agreed to do it because the opportunity presented itself, without previous planning.

A

base jurídica de una operación en conjunto

144
Q

to take judicial notice

Def.: For a judge to accept a fact as proved without hearing evidence

A

el Juez acepta algo como hecho sin exigir prueba

dar por admitido (algo que no es necesario comprobar)

145
Q

knock and talk

A

táctica de tocar la puerta para hablar

146
Q

ladscape

147
Q

leniency

A

benevolencia
clemencia
indulgencia

148
Q

lockdown

A

prohibición temporal de libre movimiento

confinamiento temporal

149
Q

curfew

A

toque de queda

150
Q

loop (fingerprint)

151
Q

low-number order
Def.: An order that transfers a new case to the judge who previously handled a related case; officially termed Order of Transfer Pursuant to “Low-Number” Rule (i.e., Rule 57.2). “Low-number” refers to the fact that cases are numbered sequentially and older cases bear lower numbers.

A

orden de transferencia por secuencia numérica

152
Q

U.S. Magistrate judge

A

Juez federal auxiliar

153
Q

marine agent

A

oficial de operaciones marítimas

154
Q

mayhem

A

1) (delito de) mutilación
2) motín || trifulca || revuelta || violencia con daño deliberado
3) caos || tumulto || desorden ||bulla || alboroto

155
Q

mem. dispo (memorandum disposition)

def: It is an unpublished decision or disposition

A

resolución no publicada
resolución por memorandum
resolución que no sienta precedente

156
Q

memorandum of points and authorities

A

escrito/memorándum de argumentos jurídicos y jurisprudencia

157
Q

mercy

A

misericordia, clemencia, piedad

158
Q

minimal role

A

papel/función/rol de mínima culpabilidad/importancia/participación

159
Q

minor role

A

papel/función/rol de menor culpabilidad/importancia/participación

160
Q

motion for discovery

A

solicitud para que se exhiban/revelen las pruebas [en poder de la contraparte]

161
Q

motion hearing/trial setting date

A

fecha para agendar juicio y pedimentos

162
Q

motion to compel discovery

A

petición/pedimento/recurso para forzar/compeler/obligar (a la contraparte) a que exhiba/revele/las pruebas pertinentes

163
Q

motions in limine

A

peticiones previas al juicio
pedimentos/recursos antes de comenzar el juicio peticiones in limine
cuestiones previas

164
Q

moving papers

A

pliegos petitorios

165
Q

mug shot

A

1) fotografía de la cara

2) foto de archivo policial || foto que se toma al fichar (al detenido) || foto de ficha

166
Q

to note

A

1) notar || percatarse

2) hacer constar || asentar || dejar asentado

167
Q

notice to appear

A

citación de comparecencia

notificación/aviso para comparecer

168
Q

offer of proof

Def.: A presentation of facts someone intends to prove.

A

propuesta de prueba/elementos probatorios ofrecer/proponer pruebas a modo de adelanto/preámbulo

169
Q

open plea

A

contestación a los cargos sin convenio

declaración de culpabilidad no sujeta a acuerdo o negociación previa con la fiscalía

170
Q

opposition brief

A

argumentos escritos de oposición/de la contraparte

171
Q

parellel construction

A

desarrollo de fundamentos paralelos

172
Q

pardon

A

indulto/perdón

173
Q

parole
1) Def.: In criminal law, the conditional release of a prisoner from imprisonment before the full sentence has been served

2) Def.: In immigration law, temporary admission to the United States of an alien for urgent humanitarian reasons or for a significant public benefit, until the conditions supporting admission cease to exist or are found to be inadequate.

A

1) libertad condicional

2) permiso de entrada/ingreso condicional al país

174
Q

probation

A

libertad condicional vigilada

procede en los casos donde no hay lugar para una pena penitenciaria

175
Q

patdown

A

cacheo
cateo físico
registro (de una persona)
registro a palmaditas

176
Q

peer pressure

A

presión de los pares || presión social/de grupo

177
Q

pen register device

A

dispositivo de registro de llamadas salientes

178
Q

Pen Register and Trap and Trace Devices Act (Pen/Trap Act)

A
  • Ley sobre el Registro de Comunicaciones por Teléfono o Internet
  • Ley que Reglamenta el Uso de los Aparatos de Registro, -Captura y Rastreo de Comunicaciones (Electrónicas) Entrantes y Salientes
  • Ley Pen/Trap
179
Q

personal frolic

Def.: Significant deviation from being engaged in the performance of official duties.

A

desvío significativo de los deberes oficiales por razones personales
actuar fuera de lo debido/esperado por gusto personal

180
Q

Petition for Action (on conditions of Pretrial Release)

A
  • solicitud de medidas

- petición para que se dicten medidas (sobre las condiciones de libertad provisional)

181
Q

plea agreement

A
  • convenio declaratorio

- acuerdo resolutorio

182
Q

plead to the sheet

A

declararse culpable sin convenio declaratorio

contestar al cargo sin convenio por escrito

183
Q

pocket trash

A

artículos sueltos que trae uno en el bolsillo

184
Q

predicate act/offense

A

1) infracción previa al delito principal

2) uno de los actos ilícitos que fundamenta (un patrón de delincuencia organizada) || acto fundamental

185
Q

predicate fact
Def.: A fact from which a presumption or inference arises. • If you are given the predicate fact that all men are mortal, and you are told that Socrates is a man, you can infer that Socrates is mortal.

A

hecho constituyente/constitutivo/presuntivo

186
Q

pre-trial release

A

libertad previa a juicio

187
Q

probable cause

A

motivo fundado para proceder

motivos o causas justificadas/fundadas

188
Q

procedural law

A

derecho procesal/adjetivo

189
Q

proffer (n)

Def.: An offer, suggestion or proposal of information.

A

información propuesta

propuesta/proposición de fundamentos

adelanto/preámbulo de lo que se va a presentar

190
Q

proffer (v)

Def.: To offer or tender (something, esp. evidence) for immediate acceptance

A

ofrecer/proponer información/fundamentos a modo de adelanto/preámbulo || podría comprobar los siguientes hechos/lo siguiente

191
Q

prong

ie.The defendant must meet all five prongs in order to qualify for a safety valve reduction.

A

componente || requisito || condición

192
Q

pronged (adj)

Having a usually specified number of parts or approaches.

A

enfoque || flanco || frente || vía

193
Q

pusher: of drugs

A

el que mueve/vende/promueve drogas || el conecte || camello || tirador || vendedor de drogas

194
Q

rationale

A

razonamiento || razones || lógica || motivos en que se basa

195
Q

raw data

i.e. Your Honor, we cannot base our decision on raw data; it still needs to be analyzed.

A

datos en bruto || datos brutos || datos sin procesar

196
Q

reasonably foreseeable

A

razonablemente previsible || razonablemente anticipable

197
Q

reciprocal discovery

A

1) exhibición recíproca de pruebas pertinentes [en poder de la defensa a la fiscalía]
2) pruebas en posesión de la defensa sujetas a exhibición recíproca

198
Q

removal

A

1) traslado (p. ej. de un lugar a otro)

2) expulsión (de los Estados Unidos de América a otro país)

199
Q

representation

A

1) afirmación || manifestación || aseveración (para inducir a alguien a hacer algo)
2) representación legal

200
Q

reprieve

Def.: A temporary postponement of a penalty, especially a death sentence

A

suspensión/aplazamiento temporal de la ejecución de una pena

201
Q

residence

A

lugar de residencia (de una persona)

202
Q

residence or usual place of abode

A

lugar de residencia

domicilio habitual

203
Q

resonate

A

tener sentido para alguien || sonar de acuerdo/concordar con lo que alguien entiende || convencer/cuadrar con

204
Q

restage (the crime scene)

A

recrear || reconstruir

205
Q

reversible error
An error that affects a party’s substantive rights or the case’s outcome, and thus is grounds for reversal if the party properly objected at trial. Also known as harmful error, prejudicial error and fatal error.

A
  • error irremediable
  • error que puede constituir fundamento para la anulación de un caso
  • error en una sentencia que justifica su revocación
206
Q

self-serving statement

A

declaración que se hace por interés/para beneficio propio || que favorece su posición.

207
Q

to serve

1) • The opposing party was served with a summons at his usual place of abode
2) • Have you ever served in a jury trial, Mr. Jones?

A

1) hacer entrega de || notificar (debidamente)

2) participar (en un jurado) || fungir (como miembro de un jurado) || ser miembro (de un jurado)

208
Q

shot caller
Def.: The person that calls the shots; the decision maker within an organization. Also used to refer to the leader of a gang.

A

el mandamás || el mero mero || el chipocludo || el jefe

209
Q

spotty performance

A

con altibajos || imperfecto || poco uniforme || irregular || dudoso

210
Q

stand by

A

remitirse a|| atenerse a || mantener || mantenerse firme || reafirmarse en || reiterarse en

211
Q

stalking

A

acechar

observar sin ser visto/a escondidas y con cuidado

212
Q

stash house

A

casa escondite

213
Q

stateless boat

A

barco apátrida/sin nacionalidad

214
Q

status crime/offense

A

delito por su condición jurídica

delito en virtud de su estado/situación legal

215
Q

stealth

A

conducta sigilosa/furtiva/solapada

216
Q

pleading straight up

A

declararse culpable sin convenio declaratorio

contestar al cargo sin convenio por escrito

217
Q

straw buyer
Def.: A person who makes a purchase on behalf of another person. A straw buyer is used when the real buyer cannot complete the transaction for some reason.

A

comprador ficticio
testaferro
prestanombre
persona interpuesta

218
Q

submission

A

1) presentación || entrega
2) escritos/alegatos/peticiones (presentados/entregados ante un tribunal)
3) sumisión || sometimiento
4) acuerdo de someterse a la decisión de un árbitro

219
Q

under submission

Def.: Being considered by the court; under advisement

A
  • darle (a un asunto) su debida consideración
  • diferir la decisión para considerar un asunto debidamente
  • estudiar un asunto detenidamente antes de resolverlo en definitiva
  • reservarse el fallo
220
Q

submit

A

1) presentar/ introducir
2) remitir/dejar algo a la debida consideración/al buen criterio/juicio/dictamen (de la autoridad judicial) || remitirse a algo
3) sugerir || proponer || plantear || sostener || afirmar || explicar || insistir || alegar

221
Q

act

222
Q

bill

A

proyecto de ley

223
Q

repugnant

Def: inconsistent or irreconciliable with

A

contradictorio con

224
Q

to rest a case

A

dar por terminada la presentación de las pruebas de una parte

225
Q

subpoena

A

orden judicial de comparecencia

citación

226
Q

substantive law

A

derecho sustantivo

derecho de fondo/material

227
Q

substantive motion

A

petición sustantiva || pedimento/solicitud de fondo

228
Q

to summon

A

emplazar || citar || requerir

229
Q

summons

A

emplazamiento/citaciones

230
Q

supplemental motion

A

solicitud complementaria/adicional

231
Q

sweat patch

A

parche cutáneo para detectar [el consumo de] sustancias || parche analizador del sudor || parche toxicológico

232
Q

sympathy

A

compasión

233
Q

tenable (position)

A

(postura o posición) sustentable/sostenible/defendible

234
Q

survey (judicial context)

A

agrimensura/relevo catastral

235
Q

surveyor

A

agrimensor/perito/experto topográfico

236
Q

tow a boat/vessel

A

remolcar una embarcación

237
Q

tracker/tracking warrant

A

orden judicial para rastrear o colocar un aparato de rastreo

238
Q

transdermal alcohol measuring device

A

detector transdérmico/percutáneo de alcohol || dispositivo detector de alcohol a través de la piel

239
Q

transient

A

transeunte

persona sin domicilio fijo

240
Q

trap and trace device

A

aparato de captura y rastreo de llamadas entrantes || dispositivo para el registro de llamadas entrantes

241
Q

true finding

A

determinación de responsabilidad penal
determinación o fallo fundado
hallazgo fundamentado

242
Q

underlying

A

subyacente
que da lugar a
que fundamenta

243
Q

virtual certainty

A

certeza implícita/tácita

244
Q

voluntary departure

A

salida/partida voluntaria

245
Q

to vouch for

A

1) dar fe || respaldar

2) avalar/reafirmar/apoyar/garantizar la veracidad de lo dicho

246
Q

warrant of removal/deportation

A

orden judicial de salida del país/deportación

247
Q

wherewithal

A

1) medios || recursos económico-financieros
2) capacidad || recursos personales || habilidad || facultad
3) conocimiento necesario

248
Q

whorl (fingerprint)

249
Q

willful blindness

A

desconocimiento voluntario/deliberado || cegarse de manera intencional a algo

250
Q

wire fraud

A

fraude por medios electrónicos || fraude mediante el uso de sistemas de telecomunicación

251
Q

with prejudice

Def.: Used to indicate that a future action is barred.

A

con cosa juzgada

sobreseimiento definitivo

252
Q

without prejudice

Def.: Used to indicate that a future action is not barred.

A

sin cosa juzgada

sobreseimiento provisional

253
Q

forfeiture

A

incautación/decomiso

254
Q

disclamer

A

descargo de responsabilidad

exención de responsabilidad

255
Q

release document

A

documento de liberación

documento de alta

256
Q

voir dire

A

interrogatorio de los posibles jurados

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