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Legal terminology Flashcards

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Law enforcement

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Aplicación o ejecución de la Ley

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Law enforcement officer

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Funcionario encargado de la aplicación o ejecución de la Ley

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Summons

A notice requiring a person to appear in Court

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Citaciones

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Acquit

To clear a person of a criminal charge

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Absolver

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Adjournment

To end or postpone a proceeding

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Aplazamiento

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Armed robbery

the ilegal taking of property from one person to another using a weapon

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Robo a mano armada

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Arraingment
(The initial step in a criminal prosecution whereby the defendant is brought before the Court to hear the charges and to enter a plea)

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Instrucción de cargos/Presentación del imputado

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Bench trial

A trial before a judge without a jury

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Juicio sin jurado

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Burden of proof

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La carga de la prueba

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Closing arguments

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Declaración de cierre

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Crime

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Delito

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Cross examination

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Contra-interrogatorio

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Defendant

A person sued in a civil proceeding or acused in a criminal proceeding

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Demandado/Acusado

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Defense

A defendant´s stated reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case/A defendant´s answer, denial or plea

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Defensa

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Direct examination

The questioning of a witness at a trial by the party who called the witness to testify

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Interrogatorio directo

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Felon

A person who has been convicted of a felony

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Condenado por delito mayor

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Felony

A serious crime punishable by imprisonment for more than onne year or by death

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Delito mayor

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Grand Jury
(A body of often twenty three people who are chosen to sit permanently for at least a month (sometimes a year) who dedide whether to issue indictments)

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Jurado indagatorio/Gran jurado

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Hung Jury

A jury that cannot reach a veredict by the required voting margin

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Jurado en desacuerdo

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Indictmet
(The formal written accusation of a crime made by a grand jury or presented to a court for prosecution against the accused person)

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Acusación formal

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Jury trial

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Juicio con jurado

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Larceny
(The unlawful taking and carrying away of someone else’s personal property with the intent to deprive the prossessor of it permanently)

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Hurto

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Misdemeanor
(A crime that is less serious than a felony and usually punishable by fine, penalty, forfeiture, or confinement in a place other than prision (such as a county jail)

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Delito menor

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Mistrial
(1. A trial that the judg brings to an end without a determination on the merits because of a procedural error or serious misconduct occuring during the proceedings. 2.A trial that ends inconclusively because the jury cannot agree on a veredict)

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Juicio nulo

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Objection

A formal statement opposing something that has occur in court seeking t judge´s immediate ruling on the point.

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Objeción

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Offense

A violation of the law, a crime, often a minor one

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Delito

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Opening statements
(At the outset of a trial a lawyer´s statement giving the fact-finder a preview of the case and of the evidence to be presented)
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Declaración de apertura

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Overrule

To rule against

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Sin lugar/No ha lugar

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Parole

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Libertad condicional

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Plea

(1. An accused person formal response of “guilty”,”not guilty” or “no contest” to a criminal charge.
2. At common law, the defendant´s responsive pleading in a civil action)

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Contestación de la demanda o acusación

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Plea bargain
(A negotiated agreement between the prosecutor and a criminal defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to a one of multiple charges in exchange for some concession by the prosecutor , a more lenient sentence or a dismissal of the other charges)
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Convenio declaratorio

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Possesion

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Tenencia

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Pre-Trial motions

(After the preliminary hearing and before a criminal case goes to trial, the prosecutor and the defense team usually appear before a criminal court judge and make pre-trial motions – arguments that certain evidence should be kept out of the trial, that certain persons must or cannot testify, or that the case should be dismissed altogether)

Pre-trial motions are tools used by the government and the defense in an effort to set the boundaries for trial.

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Pedimentos previos al juicio/Cuestiones previas

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Motion

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Pedimento

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Probation
(A court imposed criminal sentence that, subject to stated conditions, releases a convicted person into the community innstead of sending the criminal to jail or prision)

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Libertad condicional supervisada

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Reckless endangerment

The criminal offense of putting another person nat substantial risk of death or serious injury

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Imprudencia temeraria

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Re-cross examination

A second cross-examination after redirect examination

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Segundo contra-interrogatorio

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Re-direct examination

A second direct examination, after cross examination

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Segundo interrogatorio directo

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Recidivist

One who has been convicted of mutiple criminal offenses

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Reincidente

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Release on own recognizance

The pretrial release of an arrested person who promises to appear for trial at a later date

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Libertad bajo palabra

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Second felony offender

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Reincidente de delito mayor

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Sustained

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Con lugar/Ha lugar

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People´s Exhibit

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Prueba de cargo

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Defense´s Exhibit

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Prueba de descargo

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charged

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acusado

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aid and abet

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ayudar e instigar

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deceised

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occiso

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in furtherance

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en fomentación

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in violation

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en contravención
infringiendo
en contra de lo establecido en

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bias

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parcialidad

prejuicio

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51
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submitted evidence

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las pruebas presentadas

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52
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visa aplication

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solicitud de visa

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53
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forged visa

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visa falsificada

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convicted

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condenado

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55
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evidence

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pruebas

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56
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flagrantly

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flagrantemente

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57
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warrant

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orden judicial/comprobante/certificado

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unwitting

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involuntario, sin intención

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to charge

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imputar

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60
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remand in custody

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detención o custodia preventiva

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providencia

orden del Tribunal por escrito

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providence, interlocutory order

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appearance (before an authority)

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comparecencia

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recusation

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recusación

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thereon

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al respecto

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prospectives

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posibles

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perentoria

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peremptory,conclusive,decisive,urgent,final

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perención de la instancia

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lapsing of a lawsuit due to inactivity

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68
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to admonish

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apercibir, prevenir, amonestar

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larceny

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hurto

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aggravated larceny

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hurto calificado/agravado

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burglary

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allanamiento con fines delictivos

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trespass

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allanamiento de domicilio

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allanamiento

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search (of premises under court order)

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eximente

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exempting,exonerating circunstance

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assault

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battery

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violencia fisica

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injuries

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family offense

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delito familiar

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order of protection in place

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orden de protección vigente

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ACD Adjournment in contempt of dismisal

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aplazamiento en contemplación de desestimación

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proffer

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ofrecer como prueba

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proffered evidence

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prueba cuya admisibilidad depende de otras pruebas preliminares

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access order

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orden que se libra para que el acusado busque sus pertenencias

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arson

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incendio provocado

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tort

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theft

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expedir una orden judicial

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to issue a judicial writ or order

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deferments

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aplazamiento

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Subpoena

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Orden de comparecencia judicial

Para testificar o presentar documentos u otros elementos probatorios

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Summon

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Citación

Orden de comparecencia

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Sovereignty

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Soberanía

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Order of protection/restraining order

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Orden de protección o de alejamiento

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D.A.T Desk appearance ticket

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Ticket con orden para comparecer

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Murder

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raid

ie. They raided his residence

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manner and means

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modo y medios

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to supply

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suministrar, abastecer

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to wit

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No contest

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Sin oponerse u objetar

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On bail

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Bajo fianza

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Restitution

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Indemnización, devolución

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Complainant

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Querellante

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Complaint

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Assailant

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Bond

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Caución, garantía

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Willfully

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Intencionalmente

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Knowingly

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A sabiendas/con conocimiento

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Within the meaning

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De conformidad con/de acuerdo con las disposiciones de/conforme con

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Commit an assault upon

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Agredió a

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Render reasonable assistance

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Prestar ayuda razonable

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In willful and wanton disregard

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Con descuido intencional y temenario

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Pursuant to

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De conformidad con

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Provide as discovery

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Suministrar información

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Be dealt with according to law

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Que se le procese de acuerdo con la ley

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Stipulation

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pacto, acuerdo entre las partes

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prejudice

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bias

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parcialidad

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conjecture

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argumentative (question)

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pregunta que sugiere la respuesta

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appearance

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comparecencia

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contempt

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desacato, desobediencia

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custodian

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depositario

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motion

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solicitud/pedimento

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motion to sever

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solicitud separacion de cargos/un juicio por cada cargo

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severance

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separacion

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omnibus motion

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solicitud de concurrencia de cargos

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petit larceny

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hurto menor

128
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grand larceny

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hurto mayor

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robbery

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assault and battery

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agresion con violencia fisica

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Executed

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Ejecutado/firmado/dado

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The crime of violation…

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En delito de infringir…

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complaint

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state upon information and belief

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declaro conforme a mi saber y entender

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great bodily injury

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graves lesiones corporales

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It is further alleged

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se elega ademas

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in willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons and property

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con descuido intencional y temerario por la seguridad de las personas y los bienes

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rebuttal evidence

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pruebas de refutacion

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admitted into evidence

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aceptados para formar parte de l acta

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file effective (date)

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con la fecha de vigencia del…/la cual entro en vigor el…

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to be laid off

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estar despedidos

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wilfully withheld material information

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intencionalmente oculto informacion importante

143
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for the purpose of collecting benefits

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con el proposito de cobrar beneficios

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Juvenile Court

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Tribunal de menores

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Juvenile Hall

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Centro de detencion de menores

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Speedy trial

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Juicio sin demoras/dilaciones

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In custody

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Court appointed attorney

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Abogado de oficio

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Penalty assessments

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análisis/evaluación de las pruebas

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Indicted

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To abide

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Obedecer/aceptar

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Further prosecusion

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Enjuiciamiento adicional

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Indicted

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El acusado formalmente

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Enforcement

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Ejecución/ aplicación de la ley

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Assailant

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To a moral certainty

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Con certeza moral

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Convincing evidence

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Pruebas convincentes

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Deposition

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Declaración jurada

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The question is leading and compound

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La pregunta sugiere una respuesta y es complicada

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To serve

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To be confronted with

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Carearse con

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Impound

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Confiscar, embargar

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To vex

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Duress

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True nature

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Índole verdadera

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Finding

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Hallazgo

Fallo

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Wrongful act

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Hecho ilícito

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Re-hearing

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Nueva audiencia

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Murder weapon

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Arma homicida

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Murder

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Manslaughter

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Homicidio involuntario

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Malice aforethought

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premeditación y alevosía

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The slayer

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El asesino

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Right against self incrimination

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Derecho de no incriminase

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Entrapment

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Trampas puestas por la policía

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Improper

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Inadecuado

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foreclousure

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ejecucion hipotecaria

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expungement of records

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elimination de los antedentes penales en el registro

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