Spanish glossary courtroom terms
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 A quemarropa | Point blank |
| abriar | to kick down |
| actos manifiestos | overt acts |
| encaramar, ahorcajarse la línea | to straddle the line |
| asesino a sueldo, contratado | killer for hire |
| asimismo lo facultan | in addition they authorize |
| ausencia sin permiso | truancy |
| bajo palabra | O.R. |
| callejear, vagabundear | loiter |
| camisa de fuerza | straight jacket |
| cara a cara | vis a vis |
| cara, águila | heads, tails |
| clemencia | mercy, lenience |
| cómplice | accomplice, acessory |
| cómplice instigador | accessory before the fact |
| con el gusto de la corte, con la venia de su señoría | If it please the court |
| da fé que, atesta que | testifies that |
| de generales conocidas | generally known through court questioning |
| del presente | Hereof |
| demencia | insanity |
| depongo y declaro lo siguiente | I depose and state the following |
| efectos colatorales | side effects |
| el abstracto, la sección | excerpt |
| el aduanero | customs official |
| el alegato | the allegation |
| el asesor | sponsor |
| el autor intellectual | the mastermind |
| el citatorio | summons |
| el encubridor | accessory after the fact |
| el francotirador | sniper |
| el incendiarismo | arson |
| perro detector de drogas | drug sniffing dog |
| el perro sabuesos | blood hound |
| el presidiario | jailbird |
| el testamento | will |
| el testigo clave | key witness, material witness |
| el tribunal testimentario | probate court |
| encarcelable, afianzable | bailable |
| examen a simple vista | naked eye examination |
| expuesto | liable |
| fumar base | free base cocaine |
| impreciso | sketchy |
| la cadena perpetua | life sentence |
| la calumnia | slander |
| la celda | cell |
| la fecha ómnibus | the omnibus date |
| la petición para suprimir las pruebas | motion to supress the evidence |
| los atracos | holdups |
| los herederos | heirs |
| motivo fundado | probable cause |
| nombre postizo, nombre supuesto, apodo | alias |
| pandillero | gangster |
| registrar la velocidad | clock the speed |
| retención de salarios | garnish wages |
| rumbear | go for a spin |
| truco | trick |
| surge de autos | according to the record |
| una cantidad perceptible | a measurable amount |
| una emboscada | ambush |
| Crude | Rudimentario |
| Intimidating | Imponente |
| Give up and waive | Renunciar y abandonar |
| Item | Punto, apartado |
| Positively identify | Identificar con certeza |
| (photo) window | Cradro, posición |
| Slash: / | Diagonal: / |
| Purse snatching | Carterismo |
| Precinct | Comisaría, estación de policía, jefatura |
| State victim compensation fund | Fondo de indemnización de víctimas |
| To excuse (the witness) | Retirarse |
| To rest | Terminar la presentación del caso |
| Immigration status | Estado migratorio, calidad migratoria |
| To take a cut | Mocharse |
| To meet one's death | Fallecer, Perder la vida |
| We're on the record | Se abre la sesión |
| Administrative law judge | Juez de derecho administrativo |
| Rebuttal evidence | Pruebas de refutación |
| Effective date | fecha de vigencia, entrar en vigor |
| At the bottom (of the form) | Al pie, al calce |
| Marked sheriff's unit | Patrulla marcada con la insignia del sheriff/alguacil |
| To fumble | Revolver en...buscar torpemente |
| S/sj | Suejeto/sospechoso |
| To sway | Mecerse, ladearse |
| Jerking motion | De manera espasmódica/brusca; tambalearse |
| Criminality | Tendencia delectiva |
| Criminal record/history | Antecedentes penales |
| Auto burglary | Desvalijamiento de vehículo, Desmantelamiento de vehículo |
| To tamper | Meterse con, monosear/manipular indebidamente |
| BOL (Be On the Lookout) | Estar a la mira, estar a la expectativa, boletín de alerta |
| To maintain, assert | Sostener, insistir, asegurar, afirmar |
| Steadfastly | Tenazmente |
| To repeat the offense | Volver a delinquir, reincidir |
| Deputy Offier | Agente auxiliar |
| Custodiar | To watch/keep under surveillance |
| Previa lectura que se le dio | The ___having been read to him/her |
| Ratificar | To confirm |
| Juvenile hall | Reclusorio, coreccional, Centro de Detención de Menores |
| Juvenile Court | El tribunal de menores |
| Reprisals | Represalias |
| Volarse un... | To boost/cop (steal |
| To elapse | Transcurrir |
| To transpire | Acontecer |
| Immunity from prosecution | Inmunidad penal |
| Folio | Page |
| Atestado | Affidavit |
| Cabo | Sergeant |
| Instructor | Investigator |
| Técnica policial | Police investigation |
| Delineción | Sketching |
| Burglary | Robo con fuerza |
| Filiación | Personal information |
| Servicio de Información | Intelligence Service |
| Conste y certifico | Be it known, I certify |
| Demarcación | Jurisdiction |
| Domicilio social | Headquarters |
| Inspección ocular | On-site inspection |
| Empastado/a | Smeared |
| Diligencia | Proceeding |
| Accidental | Acting |
| Summary judgement | Juicio sumario |
| Transaction | Operación, gestión, trámite |
| Negotiation | Gestión |
| Division | Sala |
| Demandante (Divorcio) | Petitioner |
| Demandada/o (Divorcio) | Respondent |
| Sobre | Re |
| Demanda (Divorcio) | Petition |
| Según enmendado | As amended |
| Por la causal de | On the grounds of |
| Patria potestad | Legal custody, parental rights and duties |
| Retención de salarios | Garnishing wages/salary |
| Bank draft | Giro bancario |
| Money order | Giro postal |
| Autorización | Release |
| Abstract, excerpt | Extracto |
| A la sazón | At that time/then |
| a) | aka, alias |
| Franquear | To gain entry through |
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