Legal Vocabulary Flashcards

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accident

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el accidente

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accusation

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la acusación

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adjudication

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la adjudicación

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admissible

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admisible

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admission

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la admisión

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adoption

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la adopción

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affidavit

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el afidávit

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agent (i.e. law enforcement agent)

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el / la agente

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allegation

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el alegato

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appeal (noun)

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la apelación

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apprehend (verb)

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aprehender

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argue (verb)

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argumentar

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argument

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el argumento

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arrest (noun)

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el arresto

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asylum

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el asilo

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birth certificate

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el certificado de nacimiento

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bureaucracy

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la burocracia

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capacity

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la capacidad

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care and protection

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cuidado y protección

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case

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el caso

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cause (noun)

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la causa

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certificate

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el certificado

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charge (noun)

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el cargo

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circumstance

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la circumstancia

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client

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el / la cliente

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coercion

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la coerción

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coercive

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coercitivo

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colloquy

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el coloquio

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commit (verb)

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cometer

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compliance

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el cumplimiento

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condition (noun) (i.e. of probation, of an order)

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la condición

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confession

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la confesión

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consent (noun)

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el consentimiento

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contract (contract law)

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el contrato (de contrato)

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conviction

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la convicción

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36
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correctional institution

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el / la correcional

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corrective

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el correctivo

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corroboration

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la corroboración

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counsel (noun)

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el consejo

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court

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el corte

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crime

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el crimen, el delito

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42
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criminal

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criminal

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custodian

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el custodio / la custodia

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de facto

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de facto

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decision

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la decisión

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defense

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la defensa

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delinquency

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la delincuencia

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delinquent (person)

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el / la delincuente

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dependency

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la dependencia

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deportation

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la deportación

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detection

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la detección

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52
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detective

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el / la detective

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discovery

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el descubrimiento

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54
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discrimination

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la discriminación

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55
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dismissal

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el despido

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district (district court)

A

el distrito

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document (noun)

A

el documento

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documentation

A

la documentación

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domestic

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doméstico

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drugs

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las drogas

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due process

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el debido proceso

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evidence

A

la evidencia, la prueba

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exempt (adj.)

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exento

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expenses

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las expensas

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expert

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el experto / la experta

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family (family law)

A

la ley (de familia)

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67
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federal (federal court)

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federal

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felony

A

la felonía, el delito major

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forced (adj.) (i.e., forced entry)

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forzado

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70
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forensic

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forense

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71
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guardian ad litem (GAL)

A

el curador ad litem

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72
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guardianship

A

la custodia, la tutela

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73
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hearing / court hearing

A

la vista judicial, la audencia en la corte

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74
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hearsay

A

el testimonio de oídas

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75
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immigration

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la inmigración

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incompetence

A

la incompetencia

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innocence

A

la inocencia

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insanity

A

la insania

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intent

A

el intención

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intention

A

la intencionalidad

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interlocutory

A

interlocutorio

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interpretation

A

la interpretación

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Interview (noun)

A

la entrevista

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investigation

A

la investigación

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investigator

A

el investigador / la investigadora

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irrelevance

A

la irrelevancia

87
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judge (noun)

A

el juez / la jueza

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judgment

A

la orden judicial

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jurisdiction

A

la jurisdicción

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juvenile (person)

A

el / la juvenil

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juvenile offender

A

el / la delincuente juvenil

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law

A

la ley

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legal

A

legal

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legitimate

A

legítimo

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license

A

la licencia

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majority (age)

A

la mayoría

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marital

A

marcial

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mediation

A

la mediación

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memorandum

A

el memorándum

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minor (person)

A

el / la menor

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misconduct

A

la mala conducta

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misdemeanor

A

el delito menor

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motion

A

la moción, la petición

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naturalization

A

la naturalización

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neglect (noun)

A

la negligencia

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negligence

A

la negligencia

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noncompliance

A

el incumplimiento

108
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non-violent

A

no violento

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notary

A

el notario / la notaria

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objection

A

la objeción, la protesta

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obligation

A

la obligación

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offender

A

el ofensor / la ofensora

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offer (noun)

A

la oferta

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ombudsman

A

el ombudsman

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opinion

A

la opinión

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opposing (adj)

A

opuesto

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order (noun)

A

la orden

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party (person)

A

la parte

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pedophile

A

el pedofilo / la pedofila

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pedophilia

A

pedofilia

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penalty

A

la pena

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pending

A

pendiente

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perjury

A

el perjurio

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perpetrator

A

el perpetrador / la perpetradora

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petition (noun)

A

la petición

126
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petitioner

A

el peticionario / la peticionaria

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police (persons)

A

la policía

128
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policeman

A

el / la policía

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possession

A

la posesión

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power (noun)

A

el poder

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power of attorney

A

el poder notarial

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practice (noun)

A

la práctica

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prejudice (noun)

A

el prejuicio

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prejudicial

A

perjudicial

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preliminary hearing

A

la audencia preliminar, la vista preliminar

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preponderance

A

la preponderancia

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prescription

A

la prescripción

138
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presumption

A

la presunción

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prevention

A

la prevención

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prima facie

A

prima facie

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prison

A

la prisón

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privacy

A

la privacidad

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privileged communications

A

la comunicaciones secretas

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probation (i.e. release from prison)

A

la libertad condicional

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probative

A

probatorio

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proceeding (noun)

A

el procedimiento

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process (noun)

A

el proceso

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prohibition

A

la prohibición

149
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proof

A

la prueba

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prostitution

A

la prostitución

151
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protection

A

la protección

152
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protest (noun)

A

la protesta

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public defender

A

el defensor / la defensora de oficio

154
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public domain

A

el dominio público

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punishable

A

punible

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reasonable (adj.) (i.e. reasonable doubt)

A

razonable

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refugee

A

el refugiado, la refugiada

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regulations

A

el reglamento, la regulacíon

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rehabilitation

A

la rehabilitación

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relevant

A

relevante

161
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representation

A

la representación

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responsibility

A

la responsabilidad

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self-defense

A

la autodefensa

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self-incrimination

A

la autoincriminación

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sex (I.e. sex crimes)

A

de sexo (el crimen de sexo); crimenes sexuales

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sheriff

A

el / la sheriff

167
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statute

A

el estatuto

168
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stipulation

A

la estipulación

169
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subpoena (noun)

A

la citación, la orden de comparecencia

170
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subpoena duces tecum

A

la citación para aportar pruebas, la orden de comparezca con documentación, la citación para documentos

171
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suicide

A

el suicidio

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suspect (person)

A

el sospechoso / la sospechosa

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temporary custody

A

la custodia temporal

174
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temporary custody hearing / 72 hour hearing

A

la audencia de custodia temporal, la audienca de 72 (setenta y dos) horas

175
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testimony

A

el testimonio

176
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to abuse

A

abusar

177
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to dismiss

A

desestimar, descartar

178
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to neglect

A

descuidar

179
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torture (noun)

A

la tortura

180
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trafficker

A

el / la traficante

181
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verification

A

la verificación

182
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victim

A

la victima

183
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violation

A

la violación

184
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violence

A

la violencia

185
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witness (person)

A

el testigo