| Term | Definition |
|---|
| se comete un delito | a crime is committed |
| el procedimiento penal se pone en marcha mediante: | criminal procedure set in motion by: |
| una denuncia presentada por un particular o un civil | a report from a citizen or civilian |
| un informe o un parte policial | a police report |
| denunciar un delito | to report a crime |
| la victima | victim |
| el testigo | witness |
| circunstante, transuente, peaton | bystander |
| informacion anonima, pista anonima | anonymous tip |
| avisarle a la policia, soplar, dar el chivatazo, pasarle el dato | tip off |
| delatar | turn in, give away |
| soplon, chivato, sapo | snitch, stool pidgeon |
| llamada 911 de socorro, emergencia | 911 call |
| transmision de descripcion por radio | radio run pj |
| communicar, transmitir, alertar por radio sobre la descripcion de un sospechoso | post a look out pj |
| Investigacion policial, policiaca, | police investigation |
| confidente, informante confidencial | ci confidential Informant |
| agente encubierto | undercover agent |
| sujeto, objetivo, blanco | target of an investigation |
| sospecho | suspect |
| vigilancia | surveillance |
| compra controlada | contolled buy pj |
| micrograbadora oculta | body wire pj |
| operativa disimulada batida | sting operation pj |
| redada | raid |
| realizar un rastreo, rastrear | to conduct a sweep |
| registrar de puerta en puerta | canvas |
| rastrear | to comb and area |
| intercepcion intervencion telefonica | wiretap |
| in the very act of committing a crime | en flagrante delicto-In the very act of commmitting a crime |
| parada por presuntas infracciones de transito | traffic stop |
| sospecha razonable | reasonable suspicion |
| juez comisiado | commissioner |
| parada policial | police stop |
| preponderancia de la prueba | proponderance of evidence |
| pruebas claras y convincentes | clear and convincing evidence |
| pruebas suficientes a simple vista | prima facie case |
| pruebas fundadas | a case |
| presentar pruebas, argumentos, aducir | to make a case |
| criterios o patrones de la prueba | standards of proof |
| mas alla de una duda razonable | beyond a reasonable doubt |
| detencion, arresto | arrest |
| documento acusatorio, de acusacion | charging document |
| orden de detencion | arrest warrant (felonies) |
| juez | judge |
| agente del orden público | law enforcement agent |
| el orden público | law enforcement |
| declaración jurada escrita | sworn statement, affidavit |
| citation | citación |
| orden auto de comparencencia | summons |
| notificación | a notice to appear |
| notificar | serve a warrant |
| delitos menores | misdemeanors |
| infraciones de trafíco | traffic violations |
| denuncia | criminal complaint |
| demanda | civil complaint |
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