week 7 Flashcards

1
Q

fine

A

multa

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2
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first appeal

A

recurso de segunda instancia

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3
Q

fingerprint

A

huella dactilar

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4
Q

for the record

A

para que conste en actas

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5
Q

Foreman of the Jury

A

Portavoz del jurado

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6
Q

Forfeit Bail

A

Perder la caución

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7
Q

Formal Probation( probation officer & felony crimes) aka felony probation

A

Libertad a prueba supervisada.

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8
Q

Forfeiture Petition

A

Petición de confiscación

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9
Q

Forensic Pathology

A

Medicina Forense

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10
Q

Free on Bail

A

Libertad provisional bajo caución

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11
Q

Furlough ( sheriff department gives you ability to leave jail and do something and come back )

A

Permiso de salida

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12
Q

Give the Benefit of the Doubt (to)

A

Dar el beneficio de la duda.

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13
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Good Time

A

Crédito por buen comportamiento.

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14
Q

Grand Jury

A

Gran Jurado.

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15
Q

Ground

A

Fundamento

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16
Q

Hate-crime

A

Delito motivado por prejuicios.

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17
Q

Hearsay ( hearing it from someone else)

A

Testimonio de terceros

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18
Q

Hung Jury

A

Jurado en desacuerdo.

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19
Q

Immaterial

A

Sin importancia.

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20
Q

Impaneling of Jurors

A

Selección de jurado

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21
Q

Impeachment

A

Desacreditación, impugnación, juicio político (for Presidents)

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22
Q

Imprisonment

A

Encarcelamiento.

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23
Q

In Camera Hearing

A

Audiencia realizada en el despacho del juez.

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24
Q

Indeterminate Sentence

A

Condena de duración indeterminada

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25
Q

Indictment

A

Acusación emitida por el Gran Jurado.

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26
Q

Information

A

Acusación formal por la fiscalía

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27
Q

Injunction

A

Requerimiento judicial, mandato judicial, juicio de amparo.

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28
Q

inmate

A

Recluso

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29
Q

Insanity

A

locura

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30
Q

Involuntary Manslaughter

A

Homicidio culposo.

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31
Q

Irrelevant

A

No pertinente

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32
Q

Judgment

A

Fallo, sentencia

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33
Q

Jump Bail

A

Quebrantar la caución

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34
Q

Jury Box

A

Tribunal del jurado

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35
Q

Jury Charge

A

Instrucciones al jurado

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36
Q

Jury Foreman

A

Portavoz del jurado

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37
Q

Jury Instructions

A

Instrucciones al jurado

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38
Q

Juvenile Court

A

Tribunal de menores

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38
Q

Juvenile Offender

A

Delincuente menor de edad

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39
Q

Knowingly

A

a conciencia

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39
Q

Law Enforcement Agency

A

organismo encargado de
hacer cumplir la ley

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40
Q

Law Clerk ( finished law school, who hasn’t passed bar exam, doing research for attorney or judge )

A

Secretario judicial

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41
Q

Law Enforcement Officer

A

Agente del orden público

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42
Q

Law Firm

A

Bufete de abogados

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43
Q

Law of the Land

A

Derecho común

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44
Q

Laws

A

Legislaciones

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45
Q

Lawful Day

A

Día hábil

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46
Q

Lawsuit

A

Pleito, litigio, proceso judicial

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47
Q

Leading Question

A

Pregunta que sugiere la respuesta

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48
Q

Legal Act

A

Acto jurídico

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49
Q

Legal Aid

A

Asistencia letrada, asistencia legal

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50
Q

Legal Proceeding

A

Diligencia jurídica

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51
Q

Legal Year

A

Año civil

52
Q

Life Term

A

Cadena perpetua, prisión perpetua

53
Q

Lineup

A

Cuerda de sospechosos(not many suspects) rueda de presos (alot of suspects)

54
Q

malice

A

dolo( hacer galgo malo y sabiéndolo )

55
Q

Malice Aforethought ( having a plan do something bad )

A

Alevosía ( con dolo y premeditación)

56
Q

Malicious Falsehood

A

Falsedad dolosa, falsedad intencionada

57
Q

Marked for Identification

A

Señalado para identificación

58
Q

Mastermind

A

Autor intelectual

59
Q

Material Evidence

A

Prueba substancial/ importante

60
Q

Material Witness

A

Testigo importante.

61
Q

Miscarriage of Justice

A

Denegación de justicia

62
Q

Mitigating Circumstances (reduce punishment)

A

Circunstancias atenuantes

62
Q

Mistrial( jurors do not agree )

A

Juicio nulo

63
Q

Mitigation on Sentence

A

Atenuación de la condena

64
Q

Motion

A

pedimento (es una petición por escrito )

65
Q

Motion to Adjourn

A

Pedimento para levantar la sesión( para terminar )

66
Q

Motion to Ammend the Complaint

A

Pedimento para modificar la
Acusación formal

67
Q

Motion to Appoint Expert Witnesses

A

Pedimento para nombrar testigos
periciales

68
Q

Motion to Consolidate

A

Pedimento para acumular las causas

69
Q

Motion to Continue

A

Pedimento de aplazamiento

70
Q

Motion to Determine Present Sanity

A

Pedimento para determinar la cordura
actual.

71
Q

Motion to Exclude Witnesses

A

Pedimento para excluir testigos

72
Q

Motion to Discover

A

Pedimento de revelación.

73
Q

Motion to Dismiss

A

Pedimento de sobreseimiento

74
Q

Motion to Disqualify Judge for Cause (“Papering”)

A

Pedimento de inhibitoria,
pedimento para inhabilitar al juez por causa legal.

75
Q

Motion to Name Attorney

A

Pedimento de nombramiento de abogado.

76
Q

Motion to Preclude

A

Pedimento para prevenir

77
Q

Motion to Quash Indictment

A

Pedimento para anular la acusación formal

78
Q

Motion to Reduce Bail

A

Pedimento para reducir la fianza, recurso para reducir
el monto de la caución.

79
Q

Motion to Set Aside

A

Pedimento para dejar sin efecto

80
Q

Motion to Suppress Evidence (1538.5 motion )

A

Pedimento para eliminar pruebas

81
Q

Motion for a Change of Venue

A

Pedimento para cambiar la jurisdicción

82
Q

Motion for a Direct Verdict

A

Pedimento para un veredicto dictado por el juez

83
Q

Motion for Diversion

A

Pedimento de tratamiento en libertad

84
Q

Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

A

Pedimento para decidir el caso
basado solamente en los alegatos.

85
Q

Motion for Revocation of Probation

A

Pedimento para revocar la libertad a
prueba

86
Q

Motion for Severance of Offenses

A

Pedimento para la separación de los delitos.

87
Q

Motion for Severance of Defendants

A

Pedimento para la separación de los
coacusados.

88
Q

Move (verb)

A

Peticionar, pedir

89
Q

Mug Shots

A

Fotografía de presos

90
Q

Summary probation ( misdemeanor crimes, aka as misdemeanor probation, court and informal probation)

A

Libertad a prueba no supervisada

91
Q

Work furlough ( local jail, don’t get CTS, pay about $120 day )

A

Permiso de salida para trabajar

92
Q

Pro per (representing yourself, no attorney )

A

En representación propia

93
Q

Perpetrator ( the one who carried out the crime )

A

Autor material

94
Q

proper

A

adecuado

95
Q

reporter

A

estenografo

96
Q

fight or contest that charge

A

disputar o oponer esa acusacion

97
Q

amendment

A

reforma

98
Q

finding (judge)

A

determinacion

99
Q

actual days

A

dias efectivos

100
Q

direct examination

A

interrogatorio directo

101
Q

possession of drug paraphernalia

A

possesion de implementos para las drogas

102
Q

field sobriety test

A

prueba de sobriedad en el sitio

103
Q

enter a judgment

A

dictar sentencia

104
Q

enforcement of a judgment

A

ejecucion de un fallo /sentencia

105
Q

enforcement

A

ejecucion

106
Q

to be enforceable

A

tener fuerza legal

107
Q

Due proccess of law, in due process of law, due course of law

A

con las debidas garantias legales

108
Q

diversion

A

tratamiento en libertad

109
Q

discovery

A

revelacion de informacion

110
Q

discovery identity of informer( to )

A

revelar la identidad del informante

111
Q

direct examination

A

interrogatorio directo

112
Q

Determination of priors

A

determinacion de condenas anteriores

113
Q

default judgment

A

fallo por falta de comparecencia

114
Q

continuance

A

aplazamiento

115
Q

deferred entry of judgment

A

tratamiento en libertad

116
Q

disposition

A

resolucion

117
Q

search and seizure

A

registro e incautacion

118
Q

Future proceedings

A

Diligencias futuras

119
Q

Financial affidavit

A

Declaración jurada económica por escrito

120
Q

Further prosecution

A

Procesamiento adicional

121
Q

Initial appearance

A

Comparecencia inicial

122
Q

United states magistrate

A

Juez federal

123
Q

Pre trial release

A

Libertad previa al juicio

124
Q

Probable cause

A

Motivo fundado

125
Q

Complaint

A

Acusación formal

126
Q

Must be within

A

Debe celebrarse

127
Q

Custody

A

Detenidos

128
Q

Indicted by the federal grand jury

A

Acusado formalmente el gran jurado federal

129
Q

Reasonable bail

A

Caución razonable